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crowded with or characterized by much activity
e.g. a very busy week
e.g. a busy life
e.g. a busy street
e.g. a busy seaport
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
e.g. busy with her work
e.g. a busy man
e.g. too busy to eat lunch
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intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
e.g. an interfering old woman
e.g. bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
e.g. busy about other people's business
Synonym: interfering meddlesome meddling officious busybodied
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(of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability
(`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line)
e.g. her line is busy
e.g. receptionists' telephones are always engaged
e.g. the lavatory is in use
e.g. kept getting a busy signal
Synonym: engaged in use(p)
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overcrowded or cluttered with detail
e.g. a busy painting
e.g. a fussy design
Synonym: fussy