■ adjective ( busier , busiest )
1》 having a great deal to do.
↘(of a place) full of activity or people.
2》 (of a person) presently occupied; engaged.
↘ chiefly N. Amer. (of a telephone line) engaged.
3》 excessively detailed or decorated.
■ verb ( busies , ~ing , busied ) ( ~ oneself ) keep occupied.
■ noun (also bizzy ) ( plural busies or bizzies ) Brit. informal a police officer.
Derivatives
busily adverb
~ness noun
Origin
OE bisgian (v.), bisig (n.).