unbusy

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English

Etymology

From Middle English unbysy, unbesy, equivalent to un- +‎ busy.

Adjective

unbusy (comparative more unbusy or unbusier, superlative most unbusy or unbusiest)

  1. Not busy
    • 2009 January 25, Jan Hoffman, “Working Hard to Look Busy”, in New York Times:
      In these unbusy times, busywork’s bad reputation may be due for revision.

Verb

unbusy (third-person singular simple present unbusies, present participle unbusying, simple past and past participle unbusied)

  1. (transitive) To make or render unbusy

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