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overbusied

overbusied is the simple past and past participle of overbusy.

Meaning of overbusy

Verb

overbusy (third-person singular simple present overbusies, present participle overbusying, simple past and past participle overbusied)

  1. (transitive) To busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.
    • Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.1964, Ethel Stephens Arnett, From England to North Carolina: Two Special Gifts, page 59

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Questions about overbusied

What is overbusied the simple past and past participle of?
Overbusied is the simple past and past participle of overbusy.

Words near overbusied in the dictionary

  1. overbursts
  2. overburthen
  3. overburthened
  4. overburthening
  5. overburthens
  6. overbusied
  7. overbusies
  8. overbusily
  9. overbust
  10. overbusy
  11. overbusying

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