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semibusy

adj

Etymology

From semi- + busy.

  1. inherited from *bisīg✻ — “diligent; zealous; busy”
  2. inherited from bisiġ — “busy, occupied, diligent”
  3. inherited from bisy
  4. prefixed as semibusy — “semi + busy”

Definitions

  1. Somewhat busy.

    • The treatment room was semibusy. Susan, the surgical nurse, was working on a cat with a bite wound I had treated earlier, and a large boxer lay on another table, restrained by Walter, the other clinic aide.

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