busy-bodied
- adjective
- /ˈbɪziˌbɑːdɪd/
- Offensive
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metiche
- She found her new neighbor insufferably busy-bodied, always prying into private matters.
Examples
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My neighbor is so busy-bodied that she often gives unsolicited advice.
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No one appreciated the busy-bodied approach she took to organizing other people's tasks.
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His busy-bodied questions made everyone at the party uncomfortable.
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Stop being so busy-bodied and let me handle my own problems!
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Her busy-bodied tendencies made her the subject of gossip among the other residents.
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His busy-bodied nature led him to interfere in every decision made at work.
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Everyone found her busy-bodied behavior annoying, especially when she tried to meddle in personal affairs.
Synonyms
60
3.4
Too interested in other people's private life in an annoying way
9
7.5
Showing too much interest in other people's affairs
8
5.5
Showing too much interest in other people's private lives
8
7.2
Tending to get involved in other people's business and annoy them
5
8.6
Too ready to give help or advice when people do not want it
1
8.4
A person who is too interested in other people's private lives
1
9.9
Being too careful or worried about someone in a way that feels annoying
Being involved in other people's matters when not wanted
A person who tries to control other people's lives
Antonyms
How Meddlesome
5
8.6
52
6.1
- Offensive
- Offensive
60
3.4
25
4.4
115
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Busy-bodied comes from the older noun busybody, made of busy ('active' or 'always doing things') and body ('person'). So a busy-bodied person is like someone whose 'body' is always 'busy' in other people's business, meaning they 'meddle' or 'interfere' and often annoy others.