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otherwise engaged

otherwise engaged adjective: busy doing something else.

Adjective

otherwise engaged (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) busy doing something else

Questions about otherwise engaged

What does otherwise engaged mean?
Otherwise engaged means busy doing something else.
What part of speech is otherwise engaged?
Otherwise engaged is an adjective.

Words near otherwise engaged in the dictionary

  1. otherwheres
  2. otherwhile
  3. otherwhiles
  4. otherwhither
  5. otherwise
  6. otherwise engaged
  7. otherwised
  8. otherwiseness
  9. otherwize
  10. otherworld
  11. otherworldish

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