busily

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6

Definition of busily

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a busy manner; actively.
    “But these sweet thoughts do ever refresh my labours,/ Most busil'est when I do it.”
    “Look at the little fellows, mere bundles of fluff, paddling along so busily and sturdily.”
    “Quite a crowd of townspeople turned out to see the train start, and several pressmen were busily engaged in taking notes and photographs.”

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Etymology

From Middle English busily, busiliche, bisili, bisiliche, equivalent to busy + -ly.

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