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What is the adjective for busyness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb busy which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

busy
  1. Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
  2. Engaged in activity or by someone else.
  3. Having a lot going on; complicated or intricate.
  4. Officious; meddling.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. occupied, active, engaged, at work, hard at it, on the go, tied up, bustling, busy as a bee, on the hop, tireless, working, employed, industrious, lively, on the job, on the move, time-poor, assiduous, diligent, energetic, engrossed, hard at work, hard-pressed, hardworking, hard-working, have one's hands full, rushed off your feet, sedulous, tied-up, at it, busy as a beaver, efficient, harried, having a full plate, having enough on one's plate, having fish to fry, having many irons in the fire, hustling, in demand, overloaded, slaving, snowed, up to one's ears, on the run, going ham, tight with time, laborious, hopping, persevering … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “He's a hard man to get ahold of because he's always busy.”
      “He's a workaholic who's always busy with some assignments he has to complete.”
      “The doctor is currently busy but will be available in an hour.”
busie
  1. Obsolete spelling of busy
busyish
  1. Somewhat busy.
busier
  1. comparative form of busy: more busy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. livelier, more occupied, more active, more bustling, more employed, more industrious, more time-poor, more assiduous, more diligent, more energetic, more engrossed, more hard-pressed, more hardworking, more hard-working, more sedulous, more tied-up, more efficient, more in demand, more overloaded, more unavailable, more preoccupied, wilder, brisker, buzzier, merrier, peppier, zestier, more hectic, more vibrant, more animated, more festive, more chaotic, more dynamic, more frantic, more spirited, more boisterous, more frenetic, more frenzied, more rousing, more vivacious, more zestful, more alive, more astir, more electrifying … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I have to take the less travelled toll highway, the 407, because my mom is nervous on the busier 401, so the distance is a little further.”
      “And he wants the Nationwide League to follow suit, even though clubs outside the top flight have a busier fixture list.”
      “For Sister Mary Gabriel, who used to teach but is now the prioress, she hopes things will be get a little busier once the CD is on the shelves.”
busiest
  1. superlative form of busy: most busy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. liveliest, most occupied, most active, most bustling, most employed, most industrious, most time-poor, most assiduous, most diligent, most energetic, most engrossed, most hard-pressed, most hardworking, most hard-working, most sedulous, most tied-up, most efficient, most in demand, most overloaded, most unavailable, most preoccupied, wildest, briskest, buzziest, merriest, peppiest, zestiest, most hectic, most vibrant, most animated, most festive, most chaotic, most dynamic, most frantic, most spirited, most boisterous, most frenetic, most frenzied, most rousing, most vivacious, most zestful, most alive, most astir, most electrifying … more
busied
  1. simple past tense and past participle of busy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interested, attracted, appealed to, drew, engrossed, excited, fascinated, intrigued, tempted, captivated, entertained, enthralled, lured, snared, tantalized, titillated, affected, amused, aroused, concerned, distracted, engaged, gripped, hooked, involved, perked up, pleased, pulled, touched, mattered to, mesmerised, mesmerized, moved, riveted, rivetted, tantalised, turned on, beguiled, bemused, caught one's eye, diverted, enchanted, grabbed, immersed, piqued, absorbed, absorpt, aroused one's curiosity, bewitched, captured one's imagination … more
busying
  1. present participle of busy
  2. Synonyms:
      3. interesting, attracting, appealing to, drawing, engrossing, exciting, fascinating, intriguing, tempting, captivating, entertaining, enthralling, luring, snaring, tantalizing, titillating, affecting, amusing, arousing, distracting, engaging, gripping, hooking, perking up, pleasing, pulling, touching, mesmerising, mesmerizing, moving, riveting, rivetting, tantalising, turning on, beguiling, bemusing, enchanting, grabbing, immersing, piquing, absorbing, bewitching, floating someone's boat, lighting someone's fire, occupying, preoccupying, sitting up, tickling someone's fancy, arresting, enwrapping … more
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