busybodied
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A busybodied neighbor peers over the fence while others work in their garden.
Definition
- Adjective:
- Intrusively meddlesome or officious: Describes a person who interferes in the affairs of others, especially in an unwanted, self-important, or offensive manner.
Usage
- The word "busybodied" is used to describe a person's character or behavior. It is almost always negative and critical, implying that someone is prying into matters that are not their concern.
- It typically functions as an adjective before a noun (e.g., a busybodied neighbor) or after a linking verb (e.g., She is so busybodied).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The busybodied woman from next door is always commenting on how we raise our children.
- I find his constant questions about my personal life to be incredibly busybodied.
- The committee was hindered by a few busybodied members who wanted to control every minor detail.
Advanced Usage
- "busybodied interference": Meddling that is characterized by being intrusive and officious.
- The project failed due to busybodied interference from upper management, which stifled the team's creativity.
Variants and Related Words
- Busybody (n): A person who is meddlesome or pries into others' affairs. This is the more common noun form.
- The town gossip is a notorious busybody.
- Officious (adj): Asserting authority or interfering in a meddlesome way, often with an unwarranted sense of one's own importance. This is a close synonym.
- Meddlesome (adj): Inclined to interfere in others' affairs.
Synonyms
- Interfering
- Meddling
- Intrusive
- Prying
- Nosy
Antonyms
- Discreet
- Unobtrusive
- Mindful of boundaries
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To stick/poke one's nose into other people's business: To interfere or be curious about matters that do not concern one. This is a common idiom describing busybodied behavior.
- She needs to stop poking her nose into other people's business.
A busybodied neighbor peers over the fence while others work in their garden.
Adjective
- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
- an interfering old woman
- bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
- busy about other people's business