Meddlesomeness

Meddlesomeness
Meddlesome Med"dle*some, a. Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive. -- {Med"dle*some*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • meddlesomeness — noun see meddlesome …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • meddlesomeness — See meddlesomely. * * * …   Universalium

  • meddlesomeness — noun the qualities of being meddlesome; officiousness, intrusiveness …   Wiktionary

  • meddlesomeness — medlsÉ™mnɪs n. intrusiveness, quality of interfering in other people s business …   English contemporary dictionary

  • meddlesomeness — med·dle·some·ness …   English syllables

  • meddlesomeness — noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation • Syn: ↑intrusiveness, ↑officiousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑officious (for: ↑officiousness), ↑meddlesome, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ἀλλοτριοπραγμοσύνας — ἀλλοτριοπραγμοσύνᾱς , ἀλλοτριοπραγμοσύνη meddlesomeness fem acc pl ἀλλοτριοπραγμοσύνᾱς , ἀλλοτριοπραγμοσύνη meddlesomeness fem gen sg (doric aeolic) …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • intrusiveness — noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation • Syn: ↑meddlesomeness, ↑officiousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑officious (for: ↑officiousness), ↑meddlesome …   Useful english dictionary

  • officiousness — noun aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation • Syn: ↑intrusiveness, ↑meddlesomeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑officious, ↑meddlesome (for: ↑meddlesomeness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • meddlesome — adjective Date: 1615 given to meddling Synonyms: see impertinent • meddlesomeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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