Definition of: meddlesome

(med′l·səm) adjective
Given to meddling; officiously inclined; interfering; intrusive.
—med′dle·some·ly adverb
—med′dle·some·ness noun Synonyms: impertinent, intrusive, meddling, obtrusive, officious. The meddlesome person interferes unasked in the affairs of others; the intrusive person thrusts himself uninvited into their company or conversation; the obtrusive person thrusts himself or his opinions conceitedly and undesirably upon their notice; the officious person thrusts his services, unasked and undesired, upon others. Compare ACTIVE, INQUISITIVE, INTERPOSE. Antonyms: modest, reserved, retiring, shy, unassuming, unobtrusive.