meddlesome

What does meddlesome mean?

meddlesome means "intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner".

How many syllables are in meddlesome?

meddlesome has 3 syllables: medd-le-some. The stress falls on "medd". In IPA it is /ˈmɛdəlsəm/.

What is another word for meddlesome?

Close synonyms include interfering, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is meddlesome a common word?

meddlesome is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for meddlesome come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.