Meddling (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
- She was known for being a meddling aunt who always poked her nose into her relatives' private lives.
- His boss was notorious for being an interfering manager who never gave his employees the space to work independently.
- The new neighbor was an officious nuisance who complained about the smallest noise levels coming from our apartment.
- Her husband's family was meddling in their decision-making process, always offering unwanted advice and criticism.
- The officious customer service representative was busy about other people's business, questioning everyone about their transactions and personal affairs.