meddlesome

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meddlesome

A meddlesome neighbor peers over the fence while the family is gardening.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner: Characterized by an unwelcome tendency to involve oneself in the affairs of others without invitation or necessity, often in a bothersome or annoying way.
    • Interfering; officious: Describes a person who is overly eager to give advice, manage situations, or correct others, especially concerning matters that are not their own business.
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • Our new neighbor is quite meddlesome, always asking personal questions and offering unsolicited advice about our garden.
    • The committee rejected the proposal, calling it a meddlesome intrusion into private family matters.
    • She has a meddlesome habit of reading her sister's diary.
Advanced Usage
  • "to be meddlesome in": to interfere intrusively in a specific area.
    • The government was accused of being meddlesome in the affairs of the press.
  • Used to describe abstract concepts like policies or laws that are overly intrusive.
    • The new regulations were seen as a meddlesome overreach by the authorities.
Variants and Related Words
  • Meddle (verb): to interfere in something that is not one's concern.
    • He has no right to meddle in our decisions.
  • Meddler (noun): a person who meddles.
    • The town gossip is a notorious meddler.
Synonyms
  • Interfering: involving oneself in matters without right or invitation.
  • Officious: assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way, especially with regard to petty or trivial matters.
  • Intrusive: causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
  • Nosy: showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs.
Related Phrases
  • Meddlesome interloper: a person who interferes in a place or situation where they are not wanted.
    • He was viewed as a meddlesome interloper in the delicate negotiations.
  • Meddlesome busybody: a person who is meddlesome and prying (a common, often critical, collocation).
    • The story revolves around a meddlesome busybody who discovers the town's secrets.
meddlesome

A meddlesome neighbor peers over the fence while the family is gardening.

Adjective
  1. 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

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