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meddlesome [ˈmɛdəlsəm] adj
intrusive or meddling meddlesomely adv meddlesomeness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
meddlesome adjective interfering, meddling, intrusive, intruding, mischievous, prying, officious, intermeddling a meddlesome member of the public Translations meddlesome [ˈmɛdəlsəm] meddling [ˈmɛdəlɪŋ] adj (= interfering) [bureaucrat, politician] → indiscret/ète; [neighbour] → indiscret/ète How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And he suffered enough from brazenly meddlesome and self-seeking folk, from impudent and inquisitive intruders, to justify some suspicion of old acquaintances suddenly styling themselves old friends, and of distant connections newly and unduly eager to claim relationship. Why has that meddlesome old Englishman blundered against me? So she took and dusted us both with the hickry, and we was as much as two hours catching another fifteen or sixteen, drat that meddlesome cub, and they warn't the likeliest, nuther, because the first haul was the pick of the flock. |
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