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busily

adv

Etymology

From Middle English busily, busiliche, bisili, bisiliche, equivalent to busy + -ly.

  1. inherited from busily

Definitions

  1. In a busy manner

    In a busy manner; actively.

    • But these sweet thoughts do ever refresh my labours,/ Most busil'est when I do it.
    • Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.
    • Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA