unbusy

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adjective

Not busy.

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OriginMiddle English unbysy →
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Meanings

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

comparative more unbusy · comparative unbusier · superlative most unbusy · superlative unbusiest

  1. Not busy.

    In these unbusy times, busywork’s bad reputation may be due for revision.

    2009 January 25, Jan Hoffman, “Working Hard to Look Busy”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: dormant, suspended, abeyant, at rest, cessant, dormant, dull, fallow

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

present singular third person unbusies · participle present unbusying · participle past unbusied · past unbusied

  1. transitiveTo make or render unbusy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot busy.

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inactivequietslow

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunbysy
  2. Englishunbusy

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

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APA

unbusy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbusy

MLA

“unbusy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbusy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbusy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbusy.

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