meddlesome

English

Etymology

meddle +‎ -some

Adjective

meddlesome (comparative more meddlesome, superlative most meddlesome)

1. Characterised or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

   If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!

Synonyms

• (inclined to meddle or interfere): interfering, kibitzing, nosy

Derived terms

• meddlesomely
• meddlesomeness

Translations

inclined to meddle or interfere

• Arabic: متطفل
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 愛管閒事／爱管闲事, 爱管闲事 (àiguǎnxiánshì), 好事 (zh) (hàoshì)

• Danish: nævenyttig
• Dutch: bemoeizuchtig (nl)
• Finnish: tunkeileva (fi)
• French: importun (fr)
• German: aufdringlich (de), lästig (de), vorwitzig, zudringlich
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek:

  Ancient: πολυπράγμων (poluprágmōn)

• Japanese: おせっかいな (osekkai na)
• Maori: maikutu, āmionga
• Portuguese: enxerido (pt), intrometido (pt)
• Russian: надоедливый (ru) (nadojedlivyj)
• Spanish: entrometido (es) m
• Turkish: işgüzar (tr), müdaheleci
• Ukrainian: нахабний (naxabnyj)