overbusy

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overbusy

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From Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.

adjective more overbusy · most overbusy

  1. Excessively busy; officious.

verb overbusies · overbusying · overbusied

  1. transitive To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something. Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.

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@misc{overbusy_2026,
  title = {overbusy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overbusy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}