overbusily en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English overbisili, equivalent to overbusy + -ly.
Meanings
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in an overbusy manner
Famine had smitten India, and the great cattle-barons beyond our frontier had been overbusily engaged, attempting the extermination of the smaller settlers, to attend their legitimate business; so buyers in Europe were looking to Canada for wheat and cattle.
2015, Harold Bindloss, The Mistress of Bonaventure:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overbusily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overbusily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |