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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