Busy
Strenuous
Strenuous adjective - Marked by or uttered with forcefulness.
Busy and strenuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Busy" instead an adjective "Strenuous".
Nearby Word: strenuously
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Three-Way Sex: Alex has a threesome with the Monkey and an Italian prostitute in Rome, but he finds it more strenuous than sexy.I can best describe the state I subsequently entered as one of unrelieved busy-ness.
Source: Literature / Portnoy's Complaint
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