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/ˈmɛdəlsəm/ · adjective
Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business..
If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
As this was well before the meddlesome days in which we now live, can Mr. Cox explain why this plan was never carried out?
The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
Use meddlesome when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Meddlesome means Characterized or marked by meddling; inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business..
Common synonyms include interfering, kibitzing, nosy, meddling.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If those meddlesome kids hadn't turned me in, I'd have gotten away with my nefarious scheme!
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