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
“I didn’t want Liz to be a meddlesome neighbor in someone’s life,” Miller says on a video call from her home office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
He could be meddlesome, a freelance diplomat who irked more than one administration.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Did I do the right thing, or was I being meddlesome?
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2022
“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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