busy, adj.
(busier, busiest)
freq. cnt. 33
(busier, busiest)
freq. cnt. 33
actively or fully engaged or occupied
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 30
busy
sample sentences
"busy with her work""a busy man"
"too busy to eat lunch"
semantic pointers
also see
similar to
crowded with or characterized by much activity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
busy
sample sentences
"a very busy week""a busy life"
"a busy street"
"a busy seaport"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
busy busybodied interfering meddlesome meddling officious
sample sentences
"an interfering old woman""bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"
"busy about other people's business"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
overcrowded or cluttered with detail
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
busy fussy
sample sentences
"a busy painting""a fussy design"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
(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)
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
busy engaged in use