Adjective: busy (busier,busiest) bi-zee
- Actively or fully engaged or occupied
"too busy to eat lunch"; "busy with her work"; "a busy man"
- Crowded with or characterized by much activity
"a busy street"; "a busy seaport"; "a very busy week"; "a busy life"
- Overcrowded or cluttered with detail
"a busy painting";
- fussy
- Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
"busy about other people's business";
- interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busybodied
- (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability
"her line is busy"; "kept getting a busy signal";
- engaged, in use
- Keep busy with
"She busies herself with her butterfly collection";
- occupy
Derived forms: busier, busied, busies, busiest, busying
See also: action-packed, active, at work, diligent, drudging, employed, engaged, fancy, intrusive, laboring [US], labouring [Brit, Cdn], occupied, overbusy, tied up, toiling, up to
Type of: work
Antonym: idle
Encyclopedia: Busy, Kentucky