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hustly-bustly

hustly-bustly adjective: full of hustle and bustle; teeming with activity.

Adjective

hustly-bustly (comparative more hustly-bustly, superlative most hustly-bustly)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Full of hustle and bustle; teeming with activity.

Forms of hustly-bustly

comparativemore hustly-bustly
superlativemost hustly-bustly

Questions about hustly-bustly

What does hustly-bustly mean?
Hustly-bustly means full of hustle and bustle; teeming with activity.
What part of speech is hustly-bustly?
Hustly-bustly is an adjective.

Words near hustly-bustly in the dictionary

  1. hustlin'
  2. hustling
  3. hustling up
  4. hustlings
  5. hustly
  6. hustly-bustly
  7. Huston
  8. Hustonian
  9. Hustons
  10. Husts
  11. Husvær

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