meddlesome
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And as the tribunes who stir up the populace’s antipathy toward Coriolanus, William DeMeritt and Zuzanna Szadkowski are bland, seemingly unwilling to decide whether their characters are nefarious or just mildly meddlesome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
Did I do the right thing, or was I being meddlesome?
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022
There are ways this gift can go very wrong: if the graduate doesn’t buy in, or if the adult doing the giving becomes too meddlesome.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2021
Mostly Dukakis specialized in wise, meddlesome or cynical mothers.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2021
“They were meddlesome fools, too. He turned to go. “
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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