busybodied

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, ↑busy

• Similar to: ↑intrusive

• Derivationally related forms: ↑officiousness (for: ↑officious), ↑meddlesomeness (for: ↑meddlesome)

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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
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

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