bus·y (b z  )adj. bus·i·er, bus·i·est 1. Engaged in activity, as work; occupied. 2. Sustaining much activity: a busy morning; a busy street. 3. Meddlesome; prying. 4. Being in use, as a telephone line. 5. Cluttered with detail to the point of being distracting: a busy design. tr.v. bus·ied, bus·y·ing, bus·ies To make busy; occupy: busied myself preparing my tax return. [Middle English bisi, busi, from Old English bysig.] bus i·ly adv.bus y·ness n.Synonyms: busy, industrious, diligent, assiduous, sedulous These adjectives suggest active or sustained effort to accomplish something. Busy, the most general, sometimes indicates constant and customary work or activity: a busy lawyer; a busy day. Industrious implies steady application that is often habitual or the result of a natural inclination: weeds pulled by an industrious gardener. Diligent suggests constant painstaking effort, often toward the achievement of a specific goal: a diligent detective. Assiduous emphasizes sustained application: assiduous efforts to learn French. Sedulous adds to assiduous the sense of persistent, thoroughgoing endeavor: "the sedulous pursuit of legal and moral principles" (Ernest van den Haag). |
busily [ˈbɪzɪlɪ]
adv
in a busy manner; industriously
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adv. | 1. | busily - in a busy manner; "they were busily engaged in buying souvenirs" |
busily
adverb actively, briskly, intently, earnestly, strenuously, speedily, purposefully, diligently, energetically, assiduously, industriously The two saleswomen were busily trying to keep up with the demand.
Translations
busily [ˈbɪzɪlɪ] ADV → afanosamente
he was busily engaged in painting it → lo estaba pintando afanosamente
everyone was busily writing → todos escribían con ahínco
he was busily engaged in painting it → lo estaba pintando afanosamente
everyone was busily writing → todos escribían con ahínco
busily [ˈbɪzɪli] adv [engaged] → activement
to be busily trying to do sth → s'activer à faire qch
to be busily doing sth → s'activer à faire qch
to be busily trying to do sth → s'activer à faire qch
to be busily doing sth → s'activer à faire qch
busily
adv (= actively, eagerly) → eifrig
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