Antonyms for meddlesome
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : med-l-suh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛd l səm |
Definition of meddlesome
Origin :- 1610s, from meddle + -some (1). Earlier was medlous "quarrelsome, meddlesome" (mid-15c.). Related: Meddlesomely. Character name Meddlesome Mattie attested from 1814.
- adj interfering
- He was meddlesome with perfect modesty; if he knew a thing or two there was no merit in it.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- We won't tell the captain; he is as meddlesome as an old woman!
- Extract from : « The Adventurous Seven » by Bessie Marchant
- He loved his little girl; but he thought her much too meddlesome.
- Extract from : « The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. » by Various
- He was meddlesome, wrong-headed, unreasonable, and bold with it all.
- Extract from : « Stories Of Georgia » by Joel Chandler Harris
- The meddlesome neighbor didn't quite know what answer to make.
- Extract from : « The Tale of the The Muley Cow » by Arthur Scott Bailey
- I didn't say a word about the names she called her,—meddlesome Matty, and all that.
- Extract from : « The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation » by Annie Fellows Johnston
- "John is a meddlesome fellow," said Jasper, in a tone of vexation.
- Extract from : « Tom, The Bootblack » by Horatio Alger
- He doesn't like Saint John and calls him a meddlesome monkey of a minister.
- Extract from : « The Lilac Lady » by Ruth Alberta Brown
- For Nelly—to use her own words—had no patience with that “meddlesome person.”
- Extract from : « Janet's Love and Service » by Margaret M Robertson
- These were intensely strengthened by the imprudence of a meddlesome neighbor.
- Extract from : « Hubert's Wife » by Minnie Mary Lee
Synonyms for meddlesome
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