Meddlesome

  • 31inquisitive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. questioning; curious, prying, meddlesome, busybodyish. See curiosity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. curious, inquiring, prying, speculative, questioning, interested, intrusive, meddling, meddlesome,… …

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  • 32impertinent — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin impertinent , impertinens, from Latin in + pertinent , pertinens, present participle of pertinēre to pertain Date: 14th century 1. not pertinent ; irrelevant 2. a. not… …

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  • 33busy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. occupied, engaged, engrossed; employed; meddlesome. See activity, business. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Engaged] Syn. occupied, diligent, working, employed, involved, tied up, in conference, in a… …

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  • 34intrusive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intruding, interfering (see between). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. interfering, untimely, impertinent, nosy*; see meddlesome , rude 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. obtrusive, invasive,… …

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  • 35nosy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. inquisitive, meddlesome, prying, snoopy. See curiosity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meddlesome, snooping, curious; see inquisitive , interested 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. snooping, prying …

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  • 36impertinent — adjective impertinent remarks Syn: rude, insolent, impolite, ill mannered, bad mannered, uncivil, discourteous, disrespectful; impudent, cheeky, audacious, bold, brazen, brash, presumptuous, forward; tactless, undiplomatic; informal sau …

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  • 37Monkey — Mon key, v. t. & i. To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. [1913 Webster] {To monkey with}, {To monkey around with}, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 38To monkey around with — Monkey Mon key, v. t. & i. To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. [1913 Webster] {To monkey with}, {To monkey around with}, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 39To monkey with — Monkey Mon key, v. t. & i. To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. [1913 Webster] {To monkey with}, {To monkey around with}, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC] …

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  • 40I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson — Infobox Officeholder name = Isaac Theophilus Akunna Wallace Johnson width = 130px caption = Statue of I. T. A. Wallace Johnson in Sierra Leone birth date = 1895 birth place = Wilberforce, Sierra Leone death date = 10 May 1965 death place = Ghana… …

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