Antonyms for busily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : biz-uh-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪz ə li


Definition of busily

Origin :
  • c.1200, bisiliche; see busy (adj.) + -ly (2).
  • adv actively; intently
Example sentences :
  • Eudora blushed deeply, and busily caressed the dog with her foot.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Viviette, coming in later in hat and jacket, found him busily writing.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • He had stripped off his coat and waistcoat, and was busily at work in his shirt-sleeves.
  • Extract from : « Little Daffydowndilly » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The others had returned, and were all busily engaged with the trophies of the traps.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • Mary was sitting by her sorting-table, busily sorting rags as she talked.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • You are too busily engaged in slaughtering waves to consider your rate of progress.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • He was busily baiting the hook; now he extended the pole to her.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • Busily the moving groups were talking of the melancholy event.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • Whilst in the shop, however, she had observed him busily engaged in the fish market.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Mrs. Bates stitched so busily, thinking he needed the garments all the while.
  • Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith

Synonyms for busily

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