Meddlesome


[med-l-suh m] /ˈmɛd l səm/

adjective
1.
given to ; interfering; intrusive.
/ˈmɛdəlsəm/
adjective
1.
intrusive or meddling
adj.

1610s, from meddle + -some (1). Earlier was medlous “quarrelsome, meddlesome” (mid-15c.). Related: Meddlesomely. Character name Meddlesome Mattie attested from 1814.

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