meddlesome
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l adjective
given to meddling; interfering; intrusive.
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meddlesome (ˈmɛdəlsəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| intrusive or meddling | |
| 'meddlesomely | |
| —adv | |
| 'meddlesomeness | |
| —n | |
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Meddlesome
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
At times, it can also be meddlesome and contradictory.
He particularly hated producers who went on location and asked what he considered to be inane and meddlesome questions.
Of course, much of this is simply stonewalling by executives determined to keep meddlesome politicians out of their business.
Courts may be slow, politicians meddlesome and bribery a problem.
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