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What (who) is Meddlesome - definition
meddlesome
a.; (also meddling)
Interfering, intermeddling, pragmatical, officious, intrusive.
meddlesome
['m?d(?)ls(?)m]
¦ adjective fond of meddling; interfering.
Derivatives
meddlesomely adverb
meddlesomeness noun
meddlesome
If you describe a person as meddlesome, you are criticizing them because they try to influence or change things that do not concern them.
...a meddlesome member of the public.
= interfering
ADJ [disapproval]
Examples of use of Meddlesome
1. And probably the most meddlesome trade dispute was softwood lumber.
2. The editors said owner Wendy McCaw and her closest associates had become meddlesome.
3. And now he‘s turned to Congress and asked, ‘Who will rid me of this meddlesome press?‘"
4. He cited a meddlesome judiciary hampering efforts in the war on terrorism.
5. The administration considers Iran meddlesome and accuses it of supporting insurgent militia with weapons.