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meddlesome Definition

med·dle·some (-səm)

adjective

meddling or inclined to meddle; interfering

meddlesome Related Forms

med·dle·some·ness noun

meddlesome Synonyms

meddlesome

modif.

intrusive, prying, obtrusive, interfering, officious, meddling, impertinent, interposing, interrupting, obstructive, impeding, hindering, encumbering, curious, tampering, snooping, troublesome, busy, snoopy*, nosy*, kibitzing*, chiseling in*, butting in*, sticking one's nose in*; see also inquisitive. See syn. study at inquisitive.

meddlesome Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • priest: The King shouted " Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?
  • mother: Then there is Kate's meddlesome mother ( Olympia Dukakis ), who wants nothing more than to see her daughter married.

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