adj. 1 occupied, engaged, employed, involved I can't talk to you now, I'm busy 2 working, industrious, active, diligent; bustling, hectic, lively, hustling, energetic Are you very busy at the office these days? The diamond district is certainly a busy place 3 ornate, elaborate, detailed, complicated, complex, (over-)decorated, intricate, Baroque, Rococo Some of the late Victorian architecture is far too busy for my taste
v. 4 occupy, involve, employ, divert, absorb, engross She has busied herself with charity work to get her mind off the tragedy