Busy

biz'!,. a. Engaged in busine ; occupied: constantly active: restle : active in what does not concern one; officious; pragmatical.—?-, t. [busied (biz'id), busying.] To make or keep busy, employ, occupy. — Busine , biz 'nes, re. That which busies one; employment; particular occupation for a livelihood or gain; traffic in general: concern; right or occasion of making one's self busy; affair; transaction; trade; profe ion; duty. — Bus'in e like, a. Properly done; thorough; straightforward. — Busybody, biz'T-bod-i, n. One who officiously concerns himself with others' affairs, a meddling person. But, but, prep. & conj. Except; besides; unle ; save that; were it not' that; otherwise than that; that not; only; solely; merely; on the contrary; on the other hand; yet; still; neverthele . But, re. and v. See Butt.