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The definition of busy is being occupied with tasks or being crowded and full of activity.
(adjective)- An example of busy is an executive with 10 meetings in a day.
- An example of busy is when you fill your time with gardening.
- An example of busy is when a restaurant has every table full.
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See busy in Webster's New World College Dictionary
- occupied in some activity; at work; not idle
- full of activity; characterized by much action or motion
- in use at the moment, as a telephone line
- indicating such use: the busy signal
- meddlesome
- having so much detail, variety of color, etc. as to create a confusing, displeasing effect
Origin: ME busi < OE bisig, occupied, diligent; akin to Du bezig: seen only in LowG & E
Related Forms:
- busyness noun
See busy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective bus·i·er, bus·i·est
- Engaged in activity, as work; occupied.
- Sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street.
- Meddlesome; prying.
- Being in use, as a telephone line.
- Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design.
To make busy; occupy: busied myself preparing my tax return.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English bisi, busi
Origin: , from Old English bysig
.Related Forms:
- busˈi·ly adverb
- busˈy·ness noun
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