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adjective(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)
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adjectiveintrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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verbkeep busy with
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type of: -
adjectiveovercrowded or cluttered with detail
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adjectiveactively or fully engaged or occupiedOpposite:
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adjectivecrowded with or characterized by much activity
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Examples of busy
- "her line is busy"
- "kept getting a busy signal"
- "busy about other people's business"
- "a busy painting"
- "busy with her work"
- "a busy man"
- "too busy to eat lunch"
- "a very busy week"
- "a busy life"
- "a busy street"
- "a busy seaport"