Busy Definition

bĭzē
busied, busier, busies, busiest, busying
adjective
busier, busiest
Occupied in some activity; at work; not idle.
Webster's New World
Full of activity; characterized by much action or motion.
Webster's New World
In use at the moment, as a telephone line.
Webster's New World
Indicating such use.
The busy signal.
Webster's New World
Meddlesome.
Webster's New World
verb
busied, busies, busying
To make or keep busy.
Webster's New World
To rush somebody.
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Adjective

Base Form:
busy
Comparative:
busier
Superlative:
busiest

Origin of Busy

  • From Middle English busi, besy, bisi, from Old English bysiġ, *biesiġ, bisiġ (“busy, occupied, diligent”). Cognate with Dutch bezig (“busy”), Low German besig (“busy”), Old Frisian bisgia (“to use”), Old English bisgian (“to occupy, employ, trouble, afflict”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English bisi, busi from Old English bysig

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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