overbusy (u as I)

[Eng. over, and busy.] Too busy. ō-ver-buỹ, v. t. [Eng. over, and buy.] 1. To buy to too great an extent. 2. To buy at too dear a price; to pay too dearly for. ( Shakesp . Cymbeline, i. 2.) ō-ver-căn-ô-pỹ, v. t. [Eng. over, and canору.] To cover with or as with a canopy. "Overcanopied with lush woodbine." Shakesp Midsummer Night's Dream, ii. 2. ō-ver-cap-a-ble, adj [Eng. over , and capable .] Over liable or prone to (Followed by of .) " Over capable of such pleas in errors."- Hooker : Eccles . Polity . IMG:content-0448.png:[blocks in formation]