meddlesome

med·dle·some

adj \ˈme-d^əl-səm\

Definition of MEDDLESOME

: given to meddling

— med·dle·some·ness noun

Examples of MEDDLESOME

1. Her neighbors saw her as a meddlesome nuisance.
2. <meddlesome neighbors kept asking the couple when they were going to have children>

First Known Use of MEDDLESOME

1615

Related to MEDDLESOME

Synonyms: busy, interfering, intruding, intrusive, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, officious, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy

Antonyms: unobtrusive

Related Words: bold, brazen, bumptious, impertinent, impudent, insolent, rude; invading, trespassing; curious, inquisitive; annoying, harassing, pestiferous; overbearing, superserviceable

Near Antonyms: hands-off; uninvolved; quiet, reclusive, reserved, reticent, retiring, silent, taciturn, withdrawn; inhibited, restrained, subdued

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