not in action or at work | actively or fully engaged or occupied |
silly or trivial | overcrowded or cluttered with detail |
not in active use | intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner |
lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility | (of facilities such as telephones or lavatories) unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability; (`engaged' is a British term for a busy telephone line) |
not having a job | crowded with or characterized by much activity |
not yielding a return | |
without a basis in reason or fact | |