over-busiedadj.
/ˌəʊvəˈbɪzɪd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbɪzid/ Now rare.
= over-busy adj.
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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [adjective] > excessively
over-busya1425
over-busied1644
busy-busy1900
1644 in J. Milton tr. M. Bucer Ivdgem. conc. Divorce Testimonies sig. A2 Bucer is more large then to be read by over-busied men.
1651 S. Sheppard Epigrams iv. xl. 105 While they their over-busied hands conjoyne With curious Art.
1919 R. Kipling Verse 1885–1918 III. 19 It shall mightily restrain over-busied hand and brain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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