Busily and Idly

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Busily adverb - In a manner involving great or constant activity.

Usage example: the deadline is in two days, so everyone in the department has been working busily

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Idly is an antonym for busily in actively topic.

Nearby Words: busy, busied

Idly adverb - In an idle manner.

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Busily is an antonym for idly in lazily topic.

Nearby Word: idle

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