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Definitions for Meddlesome
ˈmɛd l səmmed·dle·some

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodiedadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. meddlesomeadjective

    Inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Meddlesomeadjective

    Intermeddling: as, a meddlesome, busy body. Robert Ainsworth

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  1. meddlesome

    Meddlesome refers to a person or behavior that is intrusive or interfering, often in matters that are not their concern. It describes someone who tends to involve themselves in situations, affairs, or issues that they were not invited to, often causing annoyance or harm.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Meddlesomeadjective

    given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Meddlesome in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Meddlesome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Meddlesome in a Sentence

  1. James Comey:

    I was just gon na quote that, in 1170, December 29, King Henry II said,' Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest ?' and the next day he( the priest) was killed, Thomas Becket. We're thinking along the same lines.

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