Busily
in a busy manner; actively.
Contemporary Examples
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes Jedediah Purdy November 12, 2014
Rupert Everett Unleashed Kevin Sessums April 5, 2009
Start-Up Automaker Elio Builds Small, Cheap, Two-Seater Car Daniel Gross August 7, 2013
The Cheneys’ Permanent War Heather Hurlburt June 17, 2014
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band Grover Lewis March 14, 2014
Historical Examples
Donatello David Lindsay, Earl of Crawford
Viviette William J. Locke
The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader W.H.G. Kingston
Little Daffydowndilly Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Carter Girls Nell Speed
adverb
in a busy manner; industriously
adv.
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