over-busy

o·ver-bus·y

O o

Definitions of over-busy word

adjective over-busy actively and attentively engaged in work or a pastime: busy with her work. 1
adjective over-busy not at leisure; otherwise engaged: He couldn't see any visitors because he was busy. 1
adjective over-busy full of or characterized by activity: a busy life. 1
adjective over-busy (of a telephone line) in use by a party or parties and not immediately accessible. 1
adjective over-busy officious; meddlesome; prying. 1
adjective over-busy ornate, disparate, or clashing in design or colors; cluttered with small, unharmonious details; fussy: The rug is too busy for this room. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English busi, bisi, Old English bysig, bisig; cognate with Middle Low German, Middle Dutch besich, Dutch bezig

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".