meddlesome
given to meddling; interfering; intrusive.
Origin of meddlesome
1synonym study For meddlesome
Other words from meddlesome
- med·dle·some·ly, adverb
- med·dle·some·ness, noun
- un·med·dle·some, adjective
Words Nearby meddlesome
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use meddlesome in a sentence
He also appeared to have the blessing of the perpetually meddlesome military.
Once you’ve figured out how Martian organic chemistry acts without meddlesome life, he says, “you can then look to see if it’s been tweaked.”
Organic molecules in an ancient Mars meteorite formed via geology, not alien life | Nikk Ogasa | January 13, 2022 | Science NewsIf Eshoo and McNerney want to hand the network a delicious issue to grow its audience, they’ll keep the meddlesome inquiries coming.
Hey, Democrats: Hands off Fox News’s cable carriers | Erik Wemple | February 24, 2021 | Washington PostMolly Goldberg was a radio and TV character synonymous with a meddlesome sort of Jewish mother for generations of Americans.
Under Musharraf, the military was seen as meddlesome and oppressive force.
Annoyed, young Rush sends out a pouting "who will rid me of these meddlesome hippies?"
You know, before junk happened like civil rights and women's rights and all those meddlesome regulations got in the way.
But he was in that investigating, pugnacious, meddlesome mood which is apt to seize an old male bear in the autumn.
The Backwoodsmen | Charles G. D. RobertsIdle or meddlesome talk never helps any one, either the one who talks or the one who is discussed.
A Girl's Student Days and After | Jeannette MarksI don't care how conscientiously a man attends to business, he can't always protect himself against meddlesome people.
Tales Of Men And Ghosts | Edith Wharton"It's none of your meddlesome business, you little black scorpion," he said quietly.
The Kentucky Warbler | James Lane AllenSo you were seen near Richmond station by some meddlesome individual—probably when you got out of the trap!
In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
British Dictionary definitions for meddlesome
/ (ˈmɛdəlsəm) /
intrusive or meddling
Derived forms of meddlesome
- meddlesomely, adverb
- meddlesomeness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse