CEFR B2

meddlesome

adjective

Meaning

meddlesome means characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
The writer described the response as meddlesome.

Synonyms: interfering, kibitzing, nosy

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meddlesome (B2)

adjective

Definition

meddlesome means characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
The writer described the response as meddlesome.
A meddlesome tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use meddlesome

meddlesome + noun (collocation): Use meddlesome before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a meddlesome reaction."
become meddlesome (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became meddlesome near the end."

Synonyms of meddlesome

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