Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Too busy; also, obtrusively officious.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Too busy; officious.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective too busy

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Examples

  • Although sound may induce reverie, it nonetheless brings individuals together, apart from an over-busy world.

    Captivation and Liberty in Wordsworth's Poems on Music 2008

  • Although sound may induce reverie, it nonetheless brings individuals together, apart from an over-busy world.

    Article Abstracts 2008

  • I am all right, more or less; I've just been over-busy and under-efficient this week.

    Slow-Moving Week Susan Palwick 2009

  • But, contrarians study these kids w/sophisticated research designs and find no harm attributable to being over-busy.

    Children at Play - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • Raised as we are with Old Testament teachings against sloth and sluggardliness, we have to be busy to be important, over-busy to feel successful.

    Roger Fransecky: Lighten Up! 2008

  • Maybe it's because of that over-busy flag they've got ...

    our cards arrive 2005

  • I always find US federal materials (money, ID cards, etc) bland and over-busy in comparisson.

    our cards arrive 2005

  • Maybe it's because of that over-busy flag they've got ...

    our cards arrive 2005

  • In the context of the students over-busy lives, homework becomes, for many of them, a problem.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Bruce Schauble 2007

  • In the context of the students over-busy lives, homework becomes, for many of them, a problem.

    Homework Bruce Schauble 2007

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