(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
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busy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | busybodied, interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious |
busy about other people's business.
busy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | busyness |
busy with her work.
a busy man.
too busy to eat lunch.
busy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | busyness |
a very busy week.
a busy life.
a busy street.
a busy seaport.
Examples of busy
busy
I assume that you are a slave to your calendar with that busy schedule of yours.
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The boys were the publishers'shock troops, tussling for primacy on busy corners.
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During the upstate New York reunion, Feiner assumed Buechner was a busy pianist.
From the sacbee.com
He writes energetic, melodically inventive work for lots of busy little fingers.
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Often too busy to eat, they tend to grab snack foods, and prefer the quick meal.
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However, the scientists expect its findings to keep them busy for years to come.
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The plane left the runway and and flew over a busy city street, before crashing.
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Between eating and touring, you'll have enough to keep you busy at least a week.
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For now, Walsh is busy identifying possible savings from the BA-Iberia marriage.
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- Actively or fully engaged or occupied; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"; "too busy to eat lunch"
- Keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
- Overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
- Interfering: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
- Crowded with or characterized by much activity; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"; "a busy street"; "a busy seaport"
- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line); "her line is busy"; "receptionists' telephones are always engaged"; "the lavatory is in use"; "kept getting a busy signal"
- (busyness) the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; "they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers"; "there is a constant hum of military preparation"
- (busily) in a busy manner; "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs"
- Bradford Keith Johnson, Jr. (born March 22, 1984) is an electronic musician from Maryland known by the stage name Busy.
