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meddlesome

adj
/ˈmɛdəlsəm/

Etymology

From meddle + -some.

  1. derived from misceō — “to mix”
  2. derived from misculō
  3. derived from mesler
  4. inherited from medlen
  5. suffixed as meddlesome — “meddle + some”

Definitions

  1. Characterized or marked by meddling

    Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

    • If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
    • As this was well before the meddlesome days in which we now live, can Mr. Cox explain why this plan was never carried out?
    • The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.

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