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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | actively or fully engaged or occupied |
| examples | busy with her work a busy man too busy to eat lunch |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | diligent; employed |
| Derivationally related form | busy → busyness |
| Antonym | busy → idle |
| Similar to | at work(p); drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling; engaged, occupied; overbusy; tied up(p); up to |
| Incoming links | |
| Similar to | at work(p); drudging, laboring, labouring, toiling; engaged, occupied; overbusy; tied up(p); up to |
| Antonym | idle → busy |
| Also see | diligent; employed |
| Derived from adjective | busily → busy |
| Derivationally related form | busyness → busy |
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