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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overbusy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

adj

Excessively busy; officious.

verb

To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more overbusy (comparative) most overbusy (superlative) overbusies (present, singular) overbusying (participle, present) overbusied (participle, past) overbusied (past)

Derived Forms

overbusily

Questions

What does overbusy mean?
Excessively busy; officious.
Where does overbusy come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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