meddlesome
/ˈmɛd(ə)ls(ə)m
/adjective
Fond of meddling; interfering: heaven rid him of meddlesome politicians!...
- Then there are some who are merely meddlesome and intrusive in the dressing room.
- With troops in 70 percent of the world's countries we are naturally perceived as the most meddlesome of nations.
- The broadcast will be live and unfiltered - unfiltered, at least, by meddlesome journalists.
Synonyms
interfering, meddling, intrusive, prying, inquisitive, officious, importunate
informal snooping, nosy
Scottish & Northern English nebby
archaic pragmatic, intermeddling
rare obtrusive, busy
Derivatives
meddlesomely
- He watches his father meddlesomely destroy his brother's baseball dreams.
meddlesomeness
/ noun ...- It wasn't a bad mood per se but it did contain more than my recommended daily dose of meddlesomeness.
- Alas, he had underestimated the vengeful meddlesomeness of the bureaucrats.
- Now Emma has found what she has really been looking for, which enables her to shed her false meddlesomeness forever.