busywork definition

  • noun:
    • Activity, eg schoolwork or workplace work, designed to use up time not necessarily produce productive outcomes.
    • alternate spelling for busy work.
    • energetic work of small worth, carried out merely to inhabit time, prevent monotony, or to look hectic.
    • active work of little worth

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