meddlesome

meddlesome

English

Etymology

meddle +‎ -some

Adjective

meddlesome (comparative more meddlesome, superlative most meddlesome)

1. Characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

   If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!

Synonyms

• (inclined to meddle or interfere): interfering, kibitzing, nosy

Derived terms

• meddlesomely
• meddlesomeness

Translations

inclined to meddle or interfere

Arabic: متطفل‎ Chinese: Mandarin: 愛管閒事, 爱管闲事 (àiguǎnxiánshì), 好事 (zh) (hàoshì) Dutch: bemoeizuchtig (nl) Finnish: tunkeileva (fi) French: importun (fr) German: aufdringlich (de), lästig (de), vorwitzig, zudringlich

Japanese: おせっかいな (osekkai na) Maori: maikutu, āmionga Portuguese: enxerido (pt), intrometido (pt) Russian: надоедливый (ru) (nadojedlivyj) Spanish: entrometido (es) m Turkish: işgüzar (tr), müdaheleci Ukrainian: нахабний (naxabnyj)