adj.
(busier, busiest)
- having a great deal to do.
▸(of a place) full of activity or people.
- (of a person) presently occupied; engaged.
▸chiefly N. Amer. (of a telephone line) engaged.
- excessively detailed or decorated.
v.
(busies, busying, busied)
(
busy oneself)
keep occupied.
n.
(also
bizzy)
(pl. busies or bizzies)
Brit. informal a police officer.
Derivative
Etymology
OE bisgian (v.), bisig (n.).