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busybodyish

UK/ˈbɪzibɒdiɪʃ/

busybodyish adjective: like a busybody; interfering, meddling.

Adjective

busybodyish (comparative more busybodyish, superlative most busybodyish)

  1. Like a busybody; interfering, meddling.
    • It is not busybodyish changes in the Regulations that we need—half-and-half attempts, say, to do away with territorial designations, and then just as half-and-half restorations of them, and such other meddlesome busybodyish humbug as that.1905, “Talks with Soldiers”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, volume 299, page 570

Forms of busybodyish

comparativemore busybodyish
superlativemost busybodyish

Origin of busybodyish

From busybody + -ish.

Questions about busybodyish

What does busybodyish mean?
Busybodyish means like a busybody; interfering, meddling.
What part of speech is busybodyish?
Busybodyish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce busybodyish?
Busybodyish is pronounced /ˈbɪzibɒdiɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near busybodyish in the dictionary

  1. busybodied
  2. busybodies
  3. busybodiness
  4. busybody
  5. busybodying
  6. busybodyish
  7. busybodyism
  8. busybodyness
  9. busying
  10. busying around
  11. busyings

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