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English
Etymology
From a- (“in such a state”) + bustle.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abustle (comparative more abustle, superlative most abustle)
- Showing much activity. [1]
Adverb
abustle (comparative more abustle, superlative most abustle)
- Bustling, busy. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abustle”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
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