Definitions for busy

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busy bus·y

Spelling: [biz-ee]

IPA: /ˈbɪz i/

Busy is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 19 anagrams from letters in busy (bsuy).

Definitions for busy

adjective

1. actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime:
2. not at leisure; otherwise engaged:
3. full of or characterized by activity:
4. (of a telephone line) in use by a party or parties and not immediately accessible.
5. officious; meddlesome; prying.
6. ornate, disparate, or clashing in design or colors; cluttered with small, unharmonious details; fussy:

verb (used with object)

1. to keep occupied; make or keep busy:

Origin of busy

before 1000; Middle English busi, bisi, Old English bysig, bisig; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch besich, Dutch bezig

Examples for busy

All busy preparing for a start for the Head of the Bight to-morrow.

Plato perceived that the contemplative maiden was busy with memories of the past.

In these solitary tours he was busy and happy, working and playing.

At some point during his busy schedule, Israel found the time to write a book, titled The Global War on Morris.

There is a look of industrious nothingness about him, such as busy dogs have.

He said it was okay, that he had been busy too… busy fighting serious intestinal problems.

If the world is going to end, why are evangelicals so busy trying to save it?

Bush busy engaging constituents on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate ahead of the 2004 presidential election.

He was busy almost half an hour, while Uncle Peter smoked in silence.

I finally called Lee a couple of times and we talked but he was busy with guests at the house.