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Webster 1913 Edition
Meddlesome
Med′dle-some
,Adj.
Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.
– Med′dle-some-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Meddlesome
MED'DLESOME
,Adj.
Definition 2024
meddlesome
meddlesome
English
Adjective
meddlesome (comparative more meddlesome, superlative most meddlesome)
- Characterised 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!
Synonyms
- (inclined to meddle or interfere): interfering, kibitzing, nosy
Derived terms
Translations
inclined to meddle or interfere
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