- busybodied
- busybodied usybodied adj.
intruding unasked into the affairs of others.
Syn: interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
busybodied
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busybodied — adjective 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 • Syn: ↑interfering, ↑meddlesome, ↑meddling, ↑officious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
interfering — adjective intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (Freq. 1) an interfering old woman bustling about self importantly making an officious nuisance of himself busy about other people s business • Syn: ↑meddlesome, ↑meddling, ↑officious, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
meddling — I noun the act of altering something secretly or improperly (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑tampering • Derivationally related forms: ↑tamper (for: ↑tampering), ↑meddle … Useful english dictionary
