unbusy

English

Etymology

From Middle English unbysy, unbesy, equivalent to un- +‎ busy.

Adjective

unbusy (comparative more unbusy or unbusier, superlative most unbusy or unbusiest)

1. Not busy

   Synonyms: dormant, suspended; see also Thesaurus:inactive

   • 2009 January 25, Jan Hoffman, “Working Hard to Look Busy”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In these unbusy times, busywork’s bad reputation may be due for revision.

Verb

unbusy (third-person singular simple present unbusies, present participle unbusying, simple past and past participle unbusied)

1. (transitive) To make or render unbusy

Anagrams

• bnuuys