a. [ OE. busi, bisi, AS. bysig; akin to D. bezig, LG. besig; cf. Skr. bhūsh to be active, busy. ]
Sir, my mistress sends you word
That she is busy, and she can not come. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Busy hammers closing rivets up. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Religious motives . . . are so busy in the heart. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
To-morrow is a busy day. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
On meddling monkey, or on busy ape. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Be it thy course to busy giddy minds
With foreign quarrels. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. intruding unasked into the affairs of others.
n.;
And not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not. 1 Tim. v. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity;
n. active work of little value, performed merely to occupy time, avoid boredom, or to look busy;