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adjective

Busy adj.

Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant. "Sir, my mistress sends you word That she is busy, and she can not come."

Constantly at work; diligent; active. "Busy hammers closing rivets up." "Religious motives... are so busy in the heart."

Crowded with business or activities; said of places and times; as, a busy street. "To-morrow is a busy day."

Officious; meddling; foolish active. "On meddling monkey, or on busy ape."

Careful; anxious. (Obs.)

Synonyms: Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active; occupied; engaged.

verb

Busy v. t. (past & past part. busied; pres. part. busying) To make or keep busy; to employ; to engage or keep engaged; to occupy; as, to busy one's self with books. "Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels."

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Etymology of 'Busy'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Busy" Quotes from Famous Books

... a tent. The sun sinks down behind the western woods, and they, weary and worn, lay down to rest. Six weeks had passed since we saw them launch away in quest of this wilderness home. Look at them, and tell me what you think of the prospect. Is it far enough away from the busy haunts of men to suit you? or would ...

— The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 - From 1620-1816 • Edgerton Ryerson

... was the self-installed angel of the house; and before a week had passed the boy's thin arms were around her neck, his head on her loving shoulder, and his cheek pressed against hers. Anthony could hear them talk, as he sat in the kitchen busy at his work. Musical instruments were still brought him to repair, though less frequently than of yore, and he could still make many parts of violins far better than his seeing competitors. A friend and pupil sat by his side ...

— The Village Watch-Tower • (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

... fine M.D.'s, For the sake of the usual medical fees, Crawl in by night on their hands and knees In a strictly ethical manner to seize The amber fruit that is used to grease The itching palm in Shekel's Disease,— On a long long v'yage, as busy as bees, Never stopping for a moment to take our ease, Never changing our course, except when the breeze Took to blowing to windward,—we had slipped by degrees Down the oozy slopes of the Hebrides, And passed through ...

— The Old Tobacco Shop - A True Account of What Befell a Little Boy in Search of Adventure • William Bowen

... published in Prof. Naville's edition of the temple by the Egypt Exploration Fund. The Great Temple stands to-day clear of all the debris which used to cover it, a lasting monument to the work of the greatest of the societies which busy themselves with the unearthing of the ...

— History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, And Assyria In The Light Of Recent Discovery • L.W. King and H.R. Hall

... lack of charm. How often did I not regret the change!—how often compare her, and condemn her in the comparison, with her charming niece! But if my entertainer was not beautiful, she had certainly been busy in my interest. Already she was in communication with my destined fellow-travellers; and the device on which she had struck appeared entirely suitable. I was a young Englishman who had outrun the constable; warrants were out against me in Scotland, ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

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