... away 2. transported with emotion ; enraptured 3. wholly absorbed ; engrossed • raptly adverb • raptness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 fully absorbed ... with feeling or lofty thought. 3 carried away bodily. Derivatives: raptly adv. raptness n. Etymology: ME f. L raptus past part ... was watching me with rapt attention... ADJ: usu ADJ n • raptly ...listening raptly to stories about fascinating people. ADV: ADV with v Soule ...