"underbusy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underbusy.wav Forms: more underbusy [comparative], most underbusy [superlative]
Etymology: From under- + busy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|busy}} under- + busy Head templates: {{en-adj}} underbusy (comparative more underbusy, superlative most underbusy)
  1. Insufficiently busy; not having enough to do.
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