Busybodied (Adjective)
Meaning
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The busybodied neighbor was always complaining about the noise levels coming from the young family's household.
- Her busybodied aunt would constantly question her about her personal life, making her feel uncomfortable.
- The busybodied HR manager kept poking his nose into every detail of his employee's projects, slowing down productivity.
- The busybodied gossip columnist was notorious for exposing celebrities' personal scandals in her column.
- The community's busybodied president was always interfering with other groups' events, causing frustration among the organizers.