Home › Words › O › overbusyoverbusyoverbusy means excessively busy; officious.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, overbusy ranks #2,710 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English overbisi, equivalent to over- + busy.adjExcessively busy; officious.verbTo busy or involve (oneself) too thoroughly in something.e.g.“Returning to England, he was there imprisoned, some say for overbusying himself in matters of foreign trade.” — 1964, Ethel Stephens Arnett, From England to North Carolina: Two Special Gifts, page 59:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.superbusy 74% match — Extremely busy. vs overbusy →polypragmatic 72% match — overbusy; officious vs overbusy →busy 68% match — Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on. vs overbusy →bebusy 67% match — To make or be busy; occupy. vs overbusy →busily 67% match — In a busy manner; actively. vs overbusy →busyness 66% match — The state of being busy. vs overbusy →ultraofficious 66% match — extremely officious vs overbusy →busybodyish 66% match — Like a busybody; interfering, meddling. vs overbusy →