overbusy en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.
Meanings
- Excessively busy; officious.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more overbusy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most overbusy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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overbusy en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.
Meanings
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(transitive) To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.
Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.
1964, Ethel Stephens Arnett, From England to North Carolina: Two Special Gifts, page 59:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overbusying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overbusied | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overbusied | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overbusies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |