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meddlesome
(redirected from meddlesomely)

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med·dle·some  (mdl-sm)
adj.
Inclined to meddle or interfere.

meddle·some·ly adv.
meddle·some·ness n.

meddlesome [ˈmɛdəlsəm]
adj
intrusive or meddling
meddlesomely  adv
meddlesomeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.meddlesome - 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"
intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive"

meddlesome
adjective interfering, meddling, intrusive, intruding, mischievous, prying, officious, intermeddling a meddlesome member of the public
Translations
meddlesome [ˈmedlsəm] meddling1 [ˈmedlɪŋ] ADJentrometido
meddlesome [ˈmɛdəlsəm] meddling [ˈmɛdəlɪŋ] adj (= interfering) [bureaucrat, politician] → indiscret/ète; [neighbour] → indiscret/ète
meddlesome
adj, meddling
adj attr she’s a meddlesome old busybodysie mischt sich dauernd in alles ein
meddlesome [ˈmɛdlsəm] meddling [ˈmɛdlɪŋ] adj (interfering) → impiccione/a, ficcanaso m/f
meddlesome [ˈmɛdlsəm] meddling [ˈmɛdlɪŋ] adj (interfering) → impiccione/a, ficcanaso m/f


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