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[ med-l-suhm ] / ˈmɛd l səm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR meddlesome ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivegiven to meddling; interfering; intrusive. Origin of meddlesomeFirst recorded in 1605–15; meddle + -some1 synonym study for meddlesomeSee curious. OTHER WORDS FROM meddlesomemed·dle·some·ly, adverbmed·dle·some·ness, nounun·med·dle·some, adjectiveWords nearby meddlesomeMedal of Honor, medal play, Medan, Medawar, meddle, meddlesome, Mede, Medea, Medellín, medevac, Medfield Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meddlesomeMolly Goldberg was a radio and TV character synonymous with a meddlesome sort of Jewish mother for generations of Americans. The Strange Power of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’|Jen Vafidis|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Under Musharraf, the military was seen as meddlesome and oppressive force. Pakistan’s bin Laden Scapegoat|Ron Moreau|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST Annoyed, young Rush sends out a pouting "who will rid me of these meddlesome hippies?" Rush Limbaugh! The Musical|Rick Perlstein|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST As he worked, the boy Icarus stood by watching his father, and sometimes handling the feathers with his meddlesome fingers. Van Dyck|Estelle M. Hurll
These were intensely strengthened by the imprudence of a meddlesome neighbor. Hubert's Wife|Minnie Mary Lee He was playing with the colonel's offering as a child plays with fire, with the same intent face and meddlesome maladroitness. Witching Hill|E. W. Hornung And I thought I heard her murmur something about a meddlesome old maid. That Affair Next Door|Anna Katharine Green What induced that meddlesome old Patell, Sheykh Abdoolla, to show them the way? A Noble Queen (Volume II of III)|Philip Meadows Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for meddlesomeDerived forms of meddlesomemeddlesomely, adverbmeddlesomeness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to meddlesomepushy, nosy, intrusive, meddling, busy, busybody, curious, impertinent, mischievous, officious, prying, troublesome, snoopy, chiseling, encumbering, hindering, impeding, intermeddling, interposing, interrupting |