busily
pronunciation
How to pronounce busily in British English:
UK ['bɪzɪlɪ]
How to pronounce busily in American English:
US [ˈbɪzlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a busy manner
Word Origin
- busily (adv.)
- c. 1200, bisiliche; see busy (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. The obama administration is busily denouncing the wikileaks .
- 2. Inside , staff are busily filling prescriptions .
- 3. Behind the scenes some of these have been busily seeking exemptions .
- 4. The regime is busily dividing up state assets through a phoney " privatisation " scheme .
- 5. Energy security is a sensitive topic in beijing -- one reason its oil companies busily buy up assets overseas .