Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underbusy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-busy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insufficiently busy; not having enough to do.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + busy.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more underbusy (comparative) most underbusy (superlative)

Questions

What does underbusy mean?
Insufficiently busy; not having enough to do.
Where does underbusy come from?
From under- + busy.

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