busily

  • 1Busily — Bus i*ly, adv. In a busy manner. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2busily — [adv] actively; intently agilely, animatedly, ardently, arduously, assiduously, briskly, carefully, diligently, eagerly, earnestly, energetically, enthusiastically, expeditiously, fervently, hastily, hurriedly, indefatigably, industriously,… …

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  • 3busily — [biz′ə lē] adv. in a busy manner …

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  • 4busily — adv. Busily is used with these adjectives: ↑engaged Busily is used with these verbs: ↑employ, ↑prepare, ↑sort, ↑work, ↑write …

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  • 5busily — bus|i|ly [ bızıli ] adverb if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it: The little girls were busily playing in the sand …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6busily — [[t]bɪ̱zɪli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something busily, you do it in a very active way. The two saleswomen were busily trying to keep up with the demand …

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  • 7busily — UK [ˈbɪzɪlɪ] / US adverb if you are busily doing something, you are giving all your attention to it The little girls were busily engaged in filling their buckets with sand …

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  • 8busily — bus|i|ly [ˈbızıli] adv in a busy way ▪ Students were busily writing notes …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9busily — busy ► ADJECTIVE (busier, busiest) 1) having a great deal to do. 2) currently occupied with an activity. 3) excessively detailed or decorated. ► VERB (busies, busied) (busy oneself) …

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  • 10busily employed — index active Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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