Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

over-busy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
over-busy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Too busy; officious.

Questions

What does over-busy mean?
Too busy; officious.

How to pronounce over-busy

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