Associations to the word «Engrossing»

Wiktionary

ENGROSSING, verb. Present participle of engross
ENGROSSING, adjective. Utterly consuming one's time and attention.
ENGROSSING, noun. The act of one who engrosses, or buys up wholesale.

Dictionary definition

ENGROSSING, adjective. Capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne