| 单词 | meddlesome |
| 例句 | The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z ‘And, to get there, those meddlesome demigods will have to travel by sea, eh? They know it’s too dangerous to fly over land.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “They were meddlesome fools, too. He turned to go. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Curtain had transformed all those meddlesome people into his own private workforce, and they didn’t even realize it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But when they arrived, they found that they were considered meddlesome outsiders. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The show was canceled in 2007, but now through the magic of this straight-to-DVD release, our crude cast is finally able to cut loose without any hassle from those meddlesome Viacom censors. Straight to DVD: "The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!" 2010-05-08T12:01:00Z He was his own man, no more meddlesome editors to please. Glenn Greenwald may have quit the Intercept, but he can’t quit the feud 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Would that be a modest, or meddlesome, request? Social Q?s: Now, Neither Sex Nor Friendship 2010-07-15T22:39:00Z Tipped together one night by drunken fortune, their wheeling relationship was tested by misunderstandings, misfiring humour, meddlesome friends, and too many nights on the town gone wrong. Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup 2012-08-11T23:05:48Z Under pressure from her pathologically meddlesome brother-in-law, she once more cycled through her reasons: Henry lacks money, he lacks position, they’re not right for each other, etc. ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 8: Lady Mary, That Skinny You-Know-What 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Bonnie Black delivers compelling performances as both the marquise’s mother, a woman of mean understanding, and the meddlesome Madam Graffigny, a not entirely welcome guest at the marquise’s family estate. ‘Emilie’ Review: Defending, and Defining, a Life 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Artificial intelligence can paint meddlesome monkeys, speak in the basso profundo of James Earl Jones and play a tune to suit a hall of mirrors. ‘Artificial Flavors’ Review: Blame ChatGPT for This Musical 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Sheridan’s giddy plot is a series of misconstrued romantic ploys, deceptions and meddlesome interventions among the wealthy and fashionable folk of Bath, whose lives are complicated by their own foolish behavior. Theater Review: Lovebirds, Twits and Blowhards in ‘The Rivals’ 2014-05-08T21:43:20Z The day was sort-of-not-really saved when meddlesome Mary suggested they borrow one of Cora’s embroidered evening coats. ‘Downton Abbey’ Season 6, Episode 3 Recap: So Nice to See Him Again? 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Stevie doesn't want to believe her meddlesome aunt, who forces her to work with a tutor. Local books: A new 'Dune' trilogy 2012-01-10T18:47:05Z He began as a likable teenage performer at Houston's only comedy club in the late '70s, doing gentle, spoofy skits about his meddlesome Baptist parents. The subversive legacy of comic Bill Hicks 2011-04-05T22:01:00Z The men are hotheaded screamers, the women are shallow and meddlesome, no one likes or listens to anyone else, but everyone eats together. Television Review: ?Monster In-Laws,? Reality Show on A&E - Review 2011-10-23T21:45:11Z If they won a big game, they had a parade; the meddlesome local used-car dealer played a big role. The “Parenthood” Finale and TV’s Emotion Revolution 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Before meddlesome mankind stuck our big noses in and ruined everything, that is. Natural's not in it: just because a product calls itself 'natural' doesn't make it good 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z But David is as much a captive to Elise as a fugitive from those meddlesome strangers, and he’s also caught between seemingly contradictory forces: his ambition and his heart. | 'The Adjustment Bureau': Creepy People With a Plan, and a Couple on the Run 2011-03-03T20:00:07Z Before he finds love with the perky Meg Ryan, thanks to his flamboyantly cute if meddlesome son who turns to a talk radio therapist for advice, Hanks, in mourning, is “Sleepless in Seattle.” Gen X vs. Bill Clinton: Cobain and Clinton, “Seinfeld” and “Simpsons,” and the ’90s fight for America’s soul 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z To make matters worse, Grace blames Will for the predicament and invites his meddlesome mom, played by Blythe Danner, to complicate things further; 9 p.m. Thursday’s TV Picks: ‘Will & Grace’ season finale focuses on family confusion 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z I was told I was a snoop, was asked how I would like it if some meddlesome reporter aired my deepest secrets. An Entrance to High Society Courtesy of a Doppelgänger 2014-02-14T20:38:53Z There's a balance to be struck, of course, between meaningful intervention and meddlesome platitudes. Damian Marley and Nas: 'We have a lot in common' 2010-08-12T22:30:00Z Sure, you’ve taken a lot of criticism over your team’s name, but I know that pales against the amount of criticism you have taken over your team’s performance and your meddlesome, overbearing management style. Gene Weingarten: Taking a page from Dan Snyder’s playbook 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Olga’s mother, Blanca, has never returned to see her children in almost 30 years, but she manages to keep close tabs from afar, sending periodic letters full of tedious ideological instruction and meddlesome guilt trips. The Daughter of a Revolutionary Becomes a Wedding Planner. Drama Ensues. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Anyway, I wouldn’t be sorting such minutiae were it not for the parents’ meddlesome history. Carolyn Hax: Parents want to honor her, but not her wishes 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z God, it seems, protects drunks, little children and meddlesome old women with too much time on their hands. The Ladykillers: No 5 2010-10-18T10:49:00Z “I didn’t want Liz to be a meddlesome neighbor in someone’s life,” Miller says on a video call from her home office. The 'Shrinking' scene that almost made Christa Miller cry 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z So, too, is your fear that answering an invitation to lunch will be considered meddlesome. Advice | Miss Manners: Customers make rude comments about my employee’s hair 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z He could be meddlesome, a freelance diplomat who irked more than one administration. Appreciating Jimmy Carter, outspoken but ‘never irrelevant’ 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Still, his nomination may calm investors' fears that Lula would tap a meddlesome manager to run the oil company. Petrobras' next CEO seen overseeing strategic shift with renewables focus 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Russian propagandists are doing exactly that, right now, etching a picture of a virtuous, beleaguered country defending itself against meddlesome and dissolute international adversaries. Perspective | Ukraine wants a boycott of Russian culture. It’s already happening. 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z But Axon’s complaints about a meddlesome “administrative state” should ring familiar, and may find a sympathetic audience among the justices, with those words featured in a recent decision that limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s powers. McDonald’s Orders a Board Shake-up 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z That way, if they are in fact seeking expensive intervention, then your gift will ease their burden at a wrenching time with no strings or meddlesome pressure. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Parents want ‘creative way’ to urge daughter to lose weight 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z Will the American people finally be rid of this meddlesome would be tyrant-king with millions of followers, leader of a neofascist movement that is literally threatening to uproot and destroy American democracy? U.S. v. Donald Trump: What comes after FBI raid? I know one thing: Be afraid 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z Did I do the right thing, or was I being meddlesome? Perspective | Ask Amy: He sent my wife an ‘audacious’ text and I told him to back off 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z In a speech last fall, Yenor mocked feminists as "medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome" and universities as "the citadels of our gynecocracy." The other cancel culture: How a public university is bowing to a conservative crusade 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z In a sane world, even the most meddlesome and ardent opponents of trans female athletes would pause at the thought. Opinion | A new low in anti-trans bills: Genital exams for female athletes 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The overall impression is of a world alive in a subversive and meddlesome manner, correlating with Conor’s anguished sense of powerlessness. Review | In ‘A Monster Calls,’ a boy learns the ropes of anguish and change 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z For years, he has been railing against the EU as meddlesome, was friends with Putin and was seen as someone who could break the bloc from within. One Putin move and behold: West’s unity tightens overnight 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z The report paints a picture of a meddlesome owner who fostered a work environment that was toxic, especially for women and Black people. What to Know About the Robert Sarver Racism and Sexism Allegations 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Beijing has characterized the spontaneous protests as the work of meddlesome foreign countries. An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail. 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z I’m not normally a meddlesome mom, but this was cruel. A Man Romanced My Daughter for a Green Card. Should I Report Him? 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Museum directors and trustees often found him meddlesome and impossible to please, determined to run the show and loath to share credit. Eli Broad, Who Helped Reshape Los Angeles, Dies at 87 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z It remains meddlesome, but it is largely under control — and a shadow of its former self. Perspective | China’s rise is exactly the kind of threat NATO exists to stop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z While the letter did not mention the former president, it warned against ignoring Iran’s meddlesome activities around the Middle East. Lawmakers urge Biden not to ignore Iran’s support for terrorism 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Speaker Nancy Pelosi could simply bring in a few more candidates for Johnson's job and ask plaintively, "Who will rid me of this meddlesome census?" Democrats can save themselves with this One Weird Trick: Reject the Trump census 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Alabama’s laws on public records are riddled with exceptions and hurdles, monuments to the implicit belief among many public officials that the citizens that employ them are a meddlesome inconvenience. Editorial Roundup: Alabama 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z MBS, as he’s known, regarded The Post contributor as a meddlesome troublemaker — a voice that had to be silenced. Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi wanted a more tolerant Saudi Arabia. Two years later, his truth still scorches the kingdom. 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z They don’t allow him to stop meddlesome protesters with a stroke of his pen, or to order the action he gestured at in a tweet earlier this summer: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Opinion | Kyle Rittenhouse is Trump’s type of rule-breaker 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Hughes is very mindful of not being meddlesome but texts back and forth with Kloppenburg after each game. As the Storm dominates the WNBA, coach Dan Hughes can only watch from afar 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z Next to his adversaries, he is an agent of chaos, “the meddlesome kid who messes up their careful plans. He owes less to Marshal Dillon than he does to Scooby-Doo.” Yippee-ki-yay, movie lovers: Why 'Die Hard' won this week's Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z No doubt it was a case of Trump murmuring: Will no one rid me of this meddlesome infectious disease specialist? Opinion | The Doctor Versus the Denier 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Nobody in business likes auditors: They can be intrusive, meddlesome second-guessers. Opinion | President Trump, stop acting like you own the place 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z Moreover, it would be illegal for him to alter its mission, which was established as independent and beyond the reach of meddlesome politicians. Opinion | Knowing Steve Bannon shouldn’t stop a qualified official from leading the VOA 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z But a backlash by conservative critics, decrying what they called meddlesome and costly government programs, stymied further action. Virus exposes US inequality. Will it spur lasting remedies? 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z The “rid me of this meddlesome priest” thing didn’t work so well the first time. Jared Kushner's coronavirus overreach puts more American lives on the line | Lloyd Green 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Among managers, there is a careful balancing act between being meddlesome and respecting the clubhouse as the players’ sanctuary. Can Players’ Bosses Control Cheating in Baseball? ‘It’s Tough’ 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Q. Let’s see: a meddlesome boss, a backstabbing culture and a high probability of early termination. Perspective | The dearth of black coaches in the NFL is a problem that somehow still hasn’t been fixed 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z As in many Eastern and Central European countries, L.G.B.T. rights are often described in Slovakia as an agenda item foisted on a socially conservative population by meddlesome Western Europeans. Zuzana Caputova, the President of Slovakia, Voices Her Country’s Hopes and Frustrations 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z But for a team that has often been subject to the whims of its meddlesome owner — sound familiar, Knicks fans? — the Suns are experimenting with new concepts this season: competence and stability. The Phoenix Suns’ Hot Start Has Cooled, but They’re O.K. With That 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Smart Reply suggests short responses to emails, while Smart Compose is more meddlesome, actively suggesting how to finish your next sentence. Google’s AI-powered Smart Compose feature is coming to Docs 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z They argued that it could reduce the need for meddlesome social-service bureaucracies. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z A bit of history: Florida’s meddlesome Legislature attempted to pass a bill in the spring forbidding municipalities or counties from banning plastic straws. Florida editorial roundup 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The proud but meddlesome mother of three women tries to find the perfect man for her youngest daughter by placing an online personal ad. Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Kwon was echoing earlier remarks from Kim, who in a speech in April accused South Korea of being a “meddlesome mediator.” Trump to arrive in Seoul as South Korea finds itself in a tough spot with North Korea 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z In each case, the Saudis wanted to silence a meddlesome critic. Opinion | The Khashoggi killing had roots in a cutthroat Saudi family feud 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump has railed against it, arguing that it is unnecessary and meddlesome. Consumer Bureau Official Who Sued Trump to Step Down and Drop Her Suit 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Reagan’s campaign was based on his notion of bringing an ever “more intrusive, more coercive, more meddlesome and less effective” government to heel. Perspective | Why the GOP needs someone — anyone — to challenge Trump in 2020 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z Outsiders are, in these circumstances, indeed likely to be regarded as meddlesome. Can I Make My Company Take a Stand on Guns? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z After that slaloming riposte, Bolsonaro, who broadcasts his views to more than 5 million Facebook followers, vowed to downgrade the environment ministry and evict meddlesome foreigners. Trump of the tropics: the 'dangerous' candidate leading Brazil's presidential race 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z That's the thing I find most meddlesome, is that there's a black-and-white view of Texas, and it doesn't entertain all the wonderful parts of the state. Lawrence Wright says Texas and California are mirror image twins 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z When Mr. Gavin resigned his ambassadorship in 1986, a column in Mexico City’s El Universal newspaper described him as “arrogant, imprudent and meddlesome” and as “one of the most ghastly ambassadors” to Mexico in years. John Gavin, Hollywood actor who served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, dies at 86 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Neither Ms. Thomas-Greenfield nor Mr. Downie believed the United Nations would vote to impose an arms embargo, since Russia and China tend to oppose such efforts as meddlesome. U.S. Imposes Arms Ban on South Sudan as Civil War Grinds On 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bahram Qassemi, condemned the statement by the president, and another by the State Department supporting the protesters, as “meddlesome” and “opportunistic.” Iran Confronts 3rd Day of Protests, With Calls for Khamenei to Quit 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Forbidding the phrases “rules of evidence” and “civil procedure” would prevent meddlesome senators from exposing Trump judicial nominees’ lack of familiarity with what the elites call “law.” Opinion | Trump’s ticket to survival: Ban all the words 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Did she see me as a fellow mother expressing concern, or as a meddlesome person butting in? In the Middle of a Familiar Standoff 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Thus a marriage born of a money grab and a meddlesome owner died of battle fatigue. Carmelo Anthony: How Much Was He to Blame for Trouble With the Knicks? 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Chávez cast him as a meddlesome imperialist, and Brownfield said he woke up in a hotel once and learned from CNN that Chávez had threatened the night before to kick him out of the country. For veteran drug warrior and diplomat, retirement comes with tinge of regret 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z This is for our own good, so they are, in their meddlesome way, nice. Opinion | How miserable it must be to be a progressive 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z In practice, “delegated legislation” is very rarely voted down precisely because the system exists for maximum executive convenience and to bypass meddlesome lawmakers. The Guardian view on EU withdrawal bill: a cynical power-grab | Editorial 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Sometimes, it’s the meddlesome party who is exorcised, but more often than not, the reasonable roommate is the one who leaves, sacrificing his space, and sometimes his security deposit, to salvage his sanity. For $350 in Rent, a Tenant Becomes a Landlord’s Helper 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Our Constitution provides Trump with a simple two-step process to rid himself of the meddlesome prosecutor he so fears. When this man holds the fate of the nation . . . 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z The Saudis’ and Emiratis’ basic problem is that they find Qatar a meddlesome and untrustworthy neighbor. Opinion | The question about Islam that has vexed the world for a decade 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z I liked the comparison, from Sen. Angus King, to the words of King Henry II in 1170 regarding Thomas Becket: “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?” The Boy Scout and the bully 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z Who will rid us of this meddlesome leaker? Opinion | Readers respond to Comey’s testimony 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z “Yes,” Comey said, “it rings in my ear as kind of ‘Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?’ Opinion | The most chilling line of Comey’s testimony 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z He even tossed in a dark reference to a classic play about King Henry II and the “meddlesome priest” he wanted removed from this mortal coil. Comey delivers two roles in performance of a lifetime: Classic G-man and aggrieved victim 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Comey replied: “Yes, it rings in my ear as kind of, ‘Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?’” – a reference to King Henry’s II’s kiss of death to Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket. Comey says he was fired for Russia investigation in explosive testimony 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Comey is referring to several knights who took Henry II's outburst—'will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?'—to mean that the king wanted Becket dead. The Disturbing History Behind James Comey's Henry II Reference 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z And there was that pesky FBI investigation into a “third-rate burglary” at the Watergate office building, about which the media were asking meddlesome questions. Opinion | Get ready for the ‘impeachment election’ 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Islamic State administrators proved to be meddlesome and often homicidal micro-managers. Death by stoning: Battered Syrian city offers a window into life under the thumb of ISIS militants 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z And activists, once the black sheep of the investment world, are now accepted as regular, if meddlesome, investors. An Activist Investment in Whole Foods Exposes Shifting Power on Wall St. 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z In 2015, when the Guardian won a ten-year battle to release two batches of the meddlesome “black spider memos,” under Britain’s Freedom of Information Act, he was unabashed. Where Prince Charles Went Wrong 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z But activists and relatives suspect a crime boss deployed Romeo as a sicario, or hired gunman, to eliminate once and for all the meddlesome anti-logging campaigner, one of Mexico’s best-known environmental advocates. He defended the sacred lands of Mexico’s Tarahumara people. Then a gunman cut him down 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Just seven collars provided the researchers with decent data—the others either fell off, didn’t work properly, or were chewed off their mothers by meddlesome bear cubs. Bears are bigger killers than thought, gruesome video footage reveals 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Some proposals will infuriate populists who see the European Union as meddlesome and who want to destroy the bloc entirely. E.U., Pressured From Inside and Out, Considers a Reboot 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z They see Iran as a meddlesome and destabilizing force in the region that is intent on asserting its dominance through support for militant groups from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq to Yemen and the Gulf itself. A broader Israel-Arab deal — rare opportunity or diversion? 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z That would create a countdown that meddlesome reporters like myself could reference on a daily basis, and create an unnecessary nuisance for the club. Dodgers mailbag: Who will be in the rotation on Opening Day? 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Certain predictable conservative issues came up: meddlesome government, for example. The intolerance of the left: Trump's win as seen from Walt Disney's hometown 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The breach of diplomatic protocol alarmed May’s inner circle, which sees Farage as a meddlesome adversary. When Theresa meets Donald: A geopolitical odd couple with big implications for the West 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The Autumn Statement contained just 18 new tax measures, roughly half the number that his meddlesome predecessor, George Osborne, was accustomed to making. Britain’s Autumn Statement hints at how painful Brexit is going to be 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z As for our concern about meddlesome lawmakers, the dispute “still needs to be resolved between the hospitals and the nurses,” Thissen told us. Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z He’s accused of being meddlesome and heavy-handed with discipline, sidelining some of the game’s top stars and affecting the quality of play. Gary Johnson, Donald Trump, Wells Fargo: Your Thursday Evening Briefing 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z They unburdened themselves about meddlesome in-laws and willful children, spouses who wanted too much sex or too little of it, trouble with commitment and trouble with overeating. Joy Browne, radio psychologist who counseled and cheered millions, dies at 71 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z That the EU can be meddlesome, unhelpful, self-important and self-deluded goes without saying. Of Trumpkins and Brexiteers 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z In 2013, Smith embroiled the Committee in a meddlesome and amateurish investigation of NSF’s peer review process, picking out individual grants that struck him as not worth the money. The House science committee hates science and should be disbanded 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z As a Moody’s report put it, allowing such companies to stay regulated by the less meddlesome FTC would offer “a distinct competitive advantage” in online advertising, not that Silicon Valley needs it. Editorials from around New York 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z As a Moody’s MCO 0.71 % report put it, allowing such companies to stay regulated by the less meddlesome FTC would offer “a distinct competitive advantage” in online advertising, not that Silicon Valley needs it. A Phishy Plan to Protect Privacy 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Over the years, some Viacom executives described Ms. Redstone as meddlesome and impatient in a quest for power, questioning her business acumen. Shari Redstone Prepares for Battle to Control a Media Empire 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Some critics lambasted Nancy Reagan as a meddlesome "dragon lady," derided her anti-drug campaign and ridiculed her for consulting an astrologer to schedule presidential events. Former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Pope Francis — the most overtly partisan and politically meddlesome pontiff in recent history — then tried to pretend he was not really interested in playing politics. CHARLES HURT: Pope hurling stones at Trump from glass Vatican 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z Provence growers, particularly of lavender and its hybrid sister, lavandin, are trying everything to fight back: planting newer hybrid crops, adding irrigation, masking their fields with other plants to fool meddlesome cicadas. Provence's Legendary Lavender and Olives Threatened by a Changing Climate 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Long is not so meddlesome as to ask him how he slept or what he ate for breakfast. Yoenis Cespedes: Baseball’s Most Improbable Golf Prodigy 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Coach Mike Malone no longer has to worry about a meddlesome owner. NBA preview: Warriors are the pick again in Western Conference 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z But as they rush abroad, they are grappling for the first time with unruly trade unions, independent courts and meddlesome journalists. Chinese companies face culture shock in countries that aren’t like China 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z It’s equal parts scolding, loving defense, meddlesome pep talk and clear-eyed analysis of the company, and it immediately went viral among the technorati, of course, on Twitter. Investor Chris Sacca Wants To Give Twitter A Makeover 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z They must also seek to minimize potentially destabilizing meddlesome interference from third parties. India & China: Can Diverging Tales Of Two Giants Converge In Peace? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Lechleider figured out that such meddlesome interference — known as electrical crosstalk — could be drastically reduced if the download speeds were far faster than the upload speeds. Joseph Lechleider, a Father of the DSL Internet Technology, Dies at 82 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Medley, 34, said he was concerned that Ms. Byrd would be just as meddlesome. Resignations After Election of Black Mayor Put Missouri Hamlet in Spotlight 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Holbrooke was instead drawing up plans to strike a bargain with the Taliban and Afghanistan’s meddlesome neighbors, including Iran and Pakistan. Richard C. Holbrooke’s Diary of Disagreement With the Obama Administration 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z George Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, dreams of a less meddlesome and more decentralised state. The cross-dressers 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z A city attorney says then-photojournalism student Coulter Loeb was “a meddlesome 24-year-old” when he took photos of police arresting a homeless woman. 5 things to know for Thursday in Pennsylvania 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z However, a city attorney described then-photojournalism student Coulter Loeb as “a meddlesome 24-year-old” with “very high-minded ideas about government” and the role of media. Student arrested while photographing cop takes suit to trial 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Now he calls the standards a top-down, meddlesome approach that is terrible for public education. Political attacks on Common Core are driven by pandering 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z “What sluggards, what cowards have I brought up in my court, who care nothing for their allegiance to their lord. Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?” Report On IRS Targeting Of Conservatives - No Christmas Pony For Darrell Issa 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z For President Vladimir Putin, the crisis is his own doing, a direct outgrowth of a meddlesome adventure into Ukraine, in which he seized Crimea and subverted the Donbas region with pro-Moscow separatists. Fault for the ruble’s collapse lies with Mr. Putin 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z In the meantime, faced with meddlesome cops, Lazeez drivers sometimes resort to a more direct business practice. Hot dogs on wheels drive the food truck trend in Kabul, Afghanistan 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z He weighed in then at 293 pounds, the result of inactivity following surgery on the meddlesome right knee. Kevin Seraphin, 20 pounds lighter, tries to squeeze into Wizards’ front-court rotation For years UKIP’s calls for lower immigration, less regulation and withdrawal from the meddlesome European Union have challenged the governing Conservatives. The flexible Mr Farage 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z We know it doesn’t, so the only conclusion about China is that the credit inflows signal a happy truth about China’s leaders not being nearly as meddlesome as some presume. Sorry China Skeptics, The Communist Party Cannot 'Expand Credit' 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z In a more direct comparison, the U.S. funneled money to think tanks in Latin America in the 1980s and 1990s to push free-trade policies—just like those meddlesome Japanese uncovered in the Times investigation. Buying Foreign Influence With Think Tank Money, American Edition 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z “Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?” mused Henry II, and a knight seeking royal favor murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket in the cathedral at Canterbury. Richard Nixon's Arc of Triumphs and Doom 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z But, to hear him tell it, he’s beset by a meddlesome, tax-happy government and a whiny, envious populace. James Surowiecki: Why Are the Super-Rich So Angry? 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, some of the meddlesome attorneys general are facing some pushback. Distant states seek to disrupt our region’s Chesapeake cleanup out of fear they might have to do same at home It was a mess, and Allen was portrayed as the typical meddlesome sports owner who didn’t know how to take care of his toy. Paul Allen’s joyous year can get even better with the Blazers 2014-05-02T02:55:32Z But after two seasons of constant tweaks, the line between productive and meddlesome may have blurred. Washington Capitals’ problems began long before their playoff streak ended 2014-04-11T18:51:42Z Mr. Juncker said that as president of the commission, he would seek to respond to growing British about how some rules from Brussels that are meddlesome and even nonsensical. Race for a Top Job in Europe Hits the Road 2014-04-09T09:02:44Z A few months later, over lunch near the White House, Reines laughed as a couple of meddlesome emails popped up on his BlackBerry from two older Clinton loyalists who had re-emerged since she left State. Planet Hillary 2014-01-24T10:00:04Z The trials not only neutralized Turkey’s meddlesome army as a force in domestic politics, critics say, but also allowed the Gulenists and the AKP to silence a handful of outspoken critics. Erdogan Is Battling Turkey's Religious Elite 2013-12-05T08:05:26Z Now a freshman at Penn State University, Houk hopes to become a cyberwarrior, someday protecting corporate or national assets and information from foreign invaders or meddlesome hackers. Teens hone their hacking skills in national competitions guided by federal officials 2013-10-07T20:11:25Z The country’s government is less meddlesome in private businesses than France’s. Siemens: Crisis, what crisis? 2013-08-01T15:03:34Z The Saudis always see the Qataris as meddlesome interlopers playing a role over their appropriate place in Arab politics, so a little humiliation for Doha is an added benefit of the coup. Saudis Cheer the Coup 2013-07-07T08:45:00Z Both nations reject such assessments as meddlesome or irrelevant, and CdeBaca said his office expects some backlash. State Dept. downgrades Russia, China on trafficking 2013-06-20T01:23:18Z Still, many British business leaders criticize what they consider the European Union’s meddlesome employment rules. British Firms See Value in Continent-Wide Labor Pool 2013-06-07T16:56:44Z The Guardian reports that Mr Sharif wants to put Pakistan's meddlesome generals in their place and end his country's feud with India. Papers examine EU referendum row 2013-05-13T05:21:45Z It’s meddlesome, causing prices to rise and removing decision-making powers from manufacturers and shoppers alike. MPG Rising: When Regulations Drive Up Prices -- And Consumers Don't Mind 2013-05-06T10:50:25Z The prospect of magic money for doing nothing, and evening the score at least symbolically with all those big-city Volvo-driving liberals and meddlesome, pissy-pants environmentalists, seems almost too good to be true. How fracking is corroding small-town America 2013-01-03T01:00:00Z Those who choose not to vaccinate their children see the legislation as meddlesome and unnecessary. AP Exclusive: Private school vaccine opt-outs rise 2012-09-10T16:16:03Z Nikki R. Haley of South Carolina, who preached a gospel of economic empowerment, free of meddlesome government rules and regulations. At Republican Convention, Women Play Down Social Issues 2012-08-30T16:37:28Z No longer will meddlesome copy-editors get between you and the TRUTH. Information Wants To Be Free? You'll Get What You Pay For... 2012-07-23T22:17:04Z In 1989, President Bush I even invited Iraqi nuclear engineers to the U.S. for advanced training in weapons production — more information that must be kept from the eyes of the “ignorant and meddlesome outsiders.” Noam Chomsky on post-legal America 2012-07-23T14:37:00Z But it may come at a price by tarring members of the opposition as lackeys of the CIA or other meddlesome foreign powers. Syrian Rebels Await Fresh (and Free) Ammo Infusion 2012-06-22T17:05:33Z In a show of anger at meddlesome foreigners, more than 60% of Greeks voted for anti-bailout parties in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Will Greece Need Another Election to Form a Government? 2012-05-08T16:40:00Z If he wins big in Washington, his performance will transform the public image of Snyder from meddlesome tyrant to gutsy leader. NFL draft 2012: Robert Griffin III deal could redeem Daniel Snyder?s image 2012-04-27T00:13:00Z It is but fair to say that Bruin does not generally meddle with people who are not of a meddlesome turn of mind. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Each wants free enterprise unfettered by a meddlesome government, which means promoting lower taxes, less regulation and privatizing public services. ALEC: What It Does and Why Three Major Corporations Cut Ties 2012-04-09T12:05:20Z Dill knew this man was overbearing, insolent, and oppressive, that he was meddlesome and interfering, giving advice unasked for, and presuming to direct where no guidance was required. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z He was a meddlesome man, without humour, who dealt with a provoking seriousness with trivial things, and was the forerunner and beau ideal of all earnest “Progressives.” The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z And it would set a meddlesome precedent, another way to deplete investor confidence. Carbon prices: Breathing difficulties 2012-03-01T16:00:40Z “So you, I see, are ready to uphold that young rascal in his wrongdoing; and the meddlesome neighbors who come interfering here, as well,” he said wrathfully. Mildred's New Daughter 2012-02-27T03:00:15.313Z Nature, my lass, y' are strong; and meddlesome to boot. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Materials were scarce, red tape endless and inspectors meddlesome. Havana Journal: Real Estate Fever Spreads in Cuba 2012-02-16T01:26:42Z If he changes his name, there will be some detective, some officer of the law, some meddlesome wretch, who will betray his secret. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z These nasty, meddlesome, Pharisaic, hypocritical laws make sneaks and hypocrites. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 12 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:47.297Z When welfare becomes a way of life, its destructive to the recipient and empowers government to become larger and more meddlesome in the lives of its citizens. Newt Gingrich's Dodgy Attack on Food Stamps 2012-01-19T21:02:21Z Daniel Snyder’s meddlesome ways have been pilloried for much of the last decade. For Redskins, Mike Shanahan is not new and not yet improved 2012-01-04T01:27:00Z The great battleship along the dock lay serene and stately, bearing, as it were, with grim humour the meddlesome tappings and chippings of impertinent human beings, who presumed to furbish her up. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z Of all the people on our soil they are the least meddlesome. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany 2012-02-11T03:03:52.627Z The Osgood spoken of was, we believe, one of the chaplains of Horsemonger Lane Gaol, and was both meddlesome and treacherous. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z They are survivals of that meddlesome disposition which has sadly restricted freedom of trade, amusement, and worship. Liberty In The Nineteenth Century 2011-12-24T03:08:02.240Z Inspired by the perfidious and meddlesome English agents, they clamored for a larger liberty of the press, and for a greater national representation. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z "All Bears are alike," snapped Coyote; "meddlesome thieves." The Sa'-Zada Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:18.457Z She was a woman of brilliant parts, imbued, like Gratarol, with advanced French notions, meddlesome in public matters, aspiring to manage the politics of Venice and to dictate laws to society from her own reception-rooms. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z A kingbird doesn't like the scolding catbird for a neighbour, or the teasing blue jay, or the meddlesome English sparrow, but he simply gives them a wide berth. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z How to relieve it, how even to approach the subject without appearing intrusive and meddlesome, was the wearing problem of the club directors. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z Confusion take him," swore Vernon, "for a prating, meddlesome, tailor-made gentleman. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z To him, too, she spoke seldom of Edward without calling him "disgusting," "meddlesome," "chatterbox," etc., etc. In God's Way A Novel 2011-10-13T02:00:38.570Z I knew his wife's meddlesome, restless, imperious thirst for ruling—his own peaceable temperament, averse from opposition, addicted to the habits of a student. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Through their meddlesome interference, the "Lucifer," after it had twice been presented on the stage, was interdicted. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z I never mentioned it till now, but that meddlesome old hag actually knew about my ailment long before I let it out to a soul. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Not a word thus far of reproof for the meddlesome girls within the closet, although Miss South saw plainly that one trunk, if no more, had been ransacked. Brenda's Bargain A Story for Girls 2011-09-09T02:01:09.477Z Administration of government in those days certainly consisted much of meddlesome interference in the private affairs of daily life. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z The man's egomaniacal and erratic ways never lent themselves to cuddly feelings among his peers, many of whom he enraged with his bullying style and meddlesome ways. Why Is Much of Africa Giving Libya's Rebels the Cold Shoulder? 2011-08-29T20:00:00Z After Susy had learned not to strike, her little hands began to grow meddlesome, that is, to touch and take things they should not have touched. Little Susy's Little Servants 2011-08-28T02:00:39.053Z They might be different if it wasn't for that meddlesome old Jane Hemingway. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z "May all the furies seize that obstinate and meddlesome little wretch!" he hissed. No title 2011-08-23T02:00:29.833Z Burns had more to address than a faltering economy and a famously meddlesome patron. The Nixon Shock 2011-08-04T20:45:29Z The National Geographic Society very early assumed a meddlesome air in an effort to dictate the distribution of Polar honors. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Her feelings may be imagined when the editor refused to insert this article, not on any ground of principle, but merely because it spoke too freely of some of the advocates of meddlesome factory laws. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z Well, I am going to be meddlesome again, for I want, if God will let me, to make peace between our two English uncles. Niece Catherine 2011-07-30T02:00:13.927Z She chills under the surveillance and parsimony of an eagle-eyed, meddlesome husband. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z That would be exaggerated; the writing on the envelope would not betray to any meddlesome person in what corner of the earth he had buried himself with his child. The Chief Justice A Novel 2011-07-27T02:00:28.873Z My general counsel and management lobbyist friends will say that “say on pay” is too meddlesome. Inside the Sausage Maker of Executive Compensation at RIMM 2011-07-26T21:11:31Z I am creditably informed that all our relations are for the most part friendly, and taking into consideration how interfering and meddlesome relations usually are, this must be considered highly satisfactory. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z Aunt Mary was not brilliant, she was not meddlesome, but she had all a woman's intuition. The Trail of the Axe A Story of Red Sand Valley 2011-06-27T02:00:56.823Z They’re getting pretty frequent of late, however, and he’s becoming a little too meddlesome. The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z There were bound to be meddlesome people, who would consider it their duty to tell everything they knew. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z But Miss Pewsey, who took charge of everything in her usual meddlesome way, would not allow him to be admitted. The Mandarin's Fan 2011-06-09T02:00:17.540Z They declared that the licentious Revenue officers hovered over them like a lot of hungry vultures; and with their meddlesome ways were doing an infinity of mischief. The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z They were meddlesome little creatures that went about helping fish and shells which got into scrapes. The Water-Babies 2011-06-04T02:00:14.223Z She was carefully guarded by an old woman and many servants who kept troublesome and meddlesome people away. Canadian Fairy Tales 2011-05-30T02:00:14.087Z Any dog who approached the trough got his ears smartly boxed, and meddlesome boys were hugged till they howled for mercy. Spinning-Wheel Stories 2011-05-28T02:00:23.707Z He was neither sulky, nor mean, nor selfish; he was not meddlesome, nor fidgety, nor exacting. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z "You're a meddlesome old person," cackled the little Yellow Hen, "but as long as you're all here, come in," and she led the way to the sitting room. Little Jack Rabbit and Uncle John Hare 2011-05-09T02:00:05.633Z Take care what you are at, madame!" savagely hissed the Baron, between his teeth, "or your meddlesome interference with business which does not concern you will be at your peril. The Last of the Vikings 2011-05-09T02:00:04.200Z The flattering courtiers and meddlesome women who surrounded her seemed to Lydie this morning more than usually brainless and vapid. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z The problem is a meddlesome Congress which starves and diverts resources from our economy’s best hope at regaining America’s worldwide competitiveness, not to mention American Exceptionalism. A Message To Congress: Keep Your Hands Off The Patent Office 2011-04-04T15:18:07Z Sometimes a parent who is that involved becomes a meddlesome nuisance. Twins' mom is mother to Jayhawks team 2011-03-24T09:57:20Z Don’t think me meddlesome, my dear, but you will make a great mistake not to stick close beside that big, splendid husband of yours. The Spell 2011-03-20T02:00:34.173Z The very thing which the "Free-state" leaders had sought most earnestly to avoid had been thrust upon them by the criminal deed of some meddlesome crank. The Middle Period 1817-1858 2011-03-14T03:01:05.737Z France went on just the same as she had done before some of her more meddlesome Parliaments insisted on having a Comptroller of Finance at the head of affairs. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z A third—slim, talkative, vain, meddlesome, with brazen gray eyes and reddish eye-lashes—was Count Mesmer, one of his highness's chamberlains. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Arnett says he wanted a way to create comedy for profit without meddlesome network middlemen. Ben Silverman, Advertainer 2011-03-03T22:00:00Z I made a fool of myself—not for the first time where a woman was concerned—and Betsy here, brought from Hereford by a meddlesome scamp, lost her temper. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z “And be called a meddlesome fool for my pains!” he exclaimed angrily. The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z Examples: Titius is known as a very iniquisitive and meddlesome character, who is continually asking others about their personal affairs and putting silly questions. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z Of course there were many Germans who greatly disliked the acts and speeches of their boastful and meddlesome sovereign. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z She is a fussy, meddlesome woman, who likes to be, or to think herself, the prime mover in everything. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z The fact that this meddlesome personage had sent Betsy her railway fare became known now for the first time. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Loud, bustling, overbearing, and meddlesome, she went everywhere, and did everything. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z It means decrying meddlesome social programs when many of your fellow citizens live on some kind of assistance. For D.C.'s few tea party residents, home can at times feel like enemy territory 2011-02-13T05:28:00Z Oh, she's much the same," replied the Major; "meddlesome and well-meaning and good-hearted as ever. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z "I shall have my hands full until I myself lay that meddlesome Englishman bound and gagged at your feet." Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z He inveighed strongly against meddlesome surgery and declared that not a little of the subsequent complications in wounds were due to misdirected efforts at cure of them. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z “Why,” said Seth, at the first glance, “it’s a bear, an’ if he’s been to the camp, I’m afraid he’s done mischief, for they’re meddlesome creatur’s. A Hero of Ticonderoga 2011-01-27T03:00:45.450Z There was a relief in escaping from meddlesome backbiters. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z "Yes I do—a meddlesome old devil, who goes poking his nose into other people's affairs——" "Hush," cried Miriam, grasping his arm, "someone is coming." A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z Republicans diagnosed the Democratic Congress as too big, too meddlesome and too profligate, yet prescribed only partial antidotes. Will "Pledge" Get Republicans to the Promised Land? 2010-09-24T06:10:00Z His contributions to surgery are almost more important than those to medicine, for he insisted on keeping wounds clean and deprecated the meddlesome surgery of the time. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z In Philadelphia, King worked with Larry Brown, who is known as a meddlesome coaching personality. King Introduced as Nets General Manager 2010-07-16T01:21:00Z As demanding and meddlesome as he was in his heyday, nobody questioned Steinbrenner’s reverence for the Yankees, who wore black armbands on Tuesday and will wear memorial patches the rest of the season. George Steinbrenner, 1930-2010: Steinbrenner?s Final Victory: an Empire Restored 2010-07-14T02:15:00Z She has been called irritating, meddlesome, even crazy. In the Hamptons, a Proud Village Nag 2010-07-09T15:58:00Z Their companies employ armies of top-flight lawyers on the prowl for new ways around meddlesome rules. Rule No. 1: Make Money by Avoiding Rules 2010-05-22T20:08:00Z This prelate seems to have been a man of an uneasy, meddlesome spirit, and possessed of a full share of the bigotry of his time. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies He was playing with the colonel's offering as a child plays with fire, with the same intent face and meddlesome maladroitness. Witching Hill His breath is pestilence—his pathway is marked with the fomenting scum of a meddlesome demagogue. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Anna says she thinks Miss Martha Morse will give medals to her and Mary Daggett for being the most meddlesome girls in school, judging from the number of times she has spoken to them to-day. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl As for these rules of living, they are pitiful torments which evil unhappy meddlesome people have invented to sour the life of their fellow mortals. The Children of the World "I am taking you to a place where I can look after you myself, and where there will be no chance of any meddlesome European doctors interfering with my course of treatment." Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance Brighella represented a meddlesome, waggish, and artful servant, who wore a sort of livery with a dark mask, copied after the tanned skin of the men of that sub-Alpine region. The Comedies of Carlo Goldoni edited with an introduction by Helen Zimmern The meddlesome forestalling of individual effort, which is being carried into mischievous excess, is going far to bind our poorer classes for another century of dependence. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses For, although meddlesome attempts had been made to force certain associations on me and to cut me off from others, I had still been left sufficiently unmolested to accomplish some study without any flagrant interruptions. Letters of a Lunatic A Brief Exposition of My University Life, During the Years 1853-54 She had become in six months shameless and affected, as meddlesome and garrulous as a magpie. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second And the smile that was sweet and devilish played about the thin blue lips below the sharp and meddlesome nose. First Fam'lies of the Sierras But whilst my aspirations were soaring higher and higher, the fates were taking me and my lady-love into their old meddlesome hands, and just shaping our course at the dictates of their irresponsible caprice. Fragments of an Autobiography By these meddlesome moves all previous arrangements were reversed, everything was thrown into confusion, and enormous losses and expenses were incurred. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools A meddlesome interference with the liberty of a man, which the law takes, offering no recompense when the accused is proven to have been innocent. A Modern Wizard My brother, muttering a curse on meddlesome women in general and actresses in particular, undertook the office. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second She was angry beyond the common, for Schmidt had said it was all of it unwise and meddlesome, nor was the mother better pleased than he when she came to hear of Offley's visit. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington So I reflected that there would be almost nothing I mightn't with safety mention to my present subject of practice as an acknowledgment that I was meddlesome. The Sacred Fount Throughout the year he had had to contend, not merely with the enemy, but with the parsimony and meddlesome interference of Congress. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Even then we have dangers From meddlesome strangers, Who spy on our business and are not content To take a smooth answer, Except with a handspike ... Rewards and Fairies All sorts of treasures could find a home on the walls, secure from the meddlesome fingers of juniors. The Head Girl at the Gables Those meddlesome women that are always dabbling in politics and the Stock Exchange—very deep where you think they know nothing, and perfectly ignorant about what they pretend to know best. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "You wicked, meddlesome, nasty children!" she said, "ain't you got enough of your own good ground to runch up and spoil but you must come into my little lot?" The Wouldbegoods I am a meddlesome old fool, but I had not the least intention of hurting or offending you. Long Live the King King James I even went so far as to cut out the tongue of a too meddlesome bishop. Cathedrals of Spain A man was his own master there, and meddlesome neighbors and parsons and tearful women-folks could be made to keep their distance. Strangers and Wayfarers You see there are so many meddlesome bodies in this world that a person like myself, who wishes to live in peace with all his fellows, must sometimes give the interferers a sharp bit lesson.” A Prince of Good Fellows It was a district recognised by no parish; so there were no tithes and no meddlesome supervision. The Annals of Willenhall No doubt, there were comfortable optimists who thought Wilberforce a meddlesome fanatic when he was working with might and main to free the slaves. Optimism An Essay Hugo uttered a low but emphatic malediction on her "meddlesome folly." Under False Pretences A Novel I was so meddlesome as to bring it up with her before you went away. Old Crow That meddlesome old Doctor Platt keeps on hoping for something to happen. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday I guess I’m not the only meddlesome person in the world. Talkers With Illustrations He was horribly rude and meddlesome and intrusive. Brooke's Daughter A Novel She was the old middle-class Frenchwoman whom he has so often seen—devoted, active, meddlesome, parsimonious, exacting veneration, and expending zeal. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 They have caught the public-spirit infection, and they show it like little meddlesome girls, childishly. The Co-Citizens She knew they could be trusted to handle things carefully and not be meddlesome, and many a happy hour the two girls spent there. Ruby at School And Adelle thereupon went back to the house, gratified that she had enforced discipline, not hearing the contractor's profanity about meddlesome women. Clark's Field Lesley raised her head and looked back at the little group of meddlesome women who had tried to tear her from her friend's side. Brooke's Daughter A Novel Then each one shook his head, "She will catch it," they cried, "Serves her right for her meddlesome ways." Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 He was one of these meddlesome persons who would sell his birthright to gratify his curiosity. The Co-Citizens The doctor is in it one of those well-meaning, meddlesome men, lavish of academic advice. Robert Burns Famous Scots Series But under their breaths they cursed Judge Orcutt for a meddlesome old nuisance, which would not have worried him. Clark's Field “She will catch it,” they said; “Serve her right for her meddlesome way!” Happy Days for Boys and Girls Now all was torn down and scattered by an old yellow paper which prying, curious, meddlesome old Sol Greening had found. The Bondboy Well, I am afraid that I must admit," Mr. Probert said, "that to call you a meddlesome old fox was abusive, although nothing like so abusive as to call a man a loafing young scoundrel. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow "I am a meddlesome old woman!" said Mrs. Tree. Mrs. Tree There are so many busybodies in a little place, and the smaller the place is the more meddlesome people are. The Broom-Squire He swears to his art, I will not be meddlesome; I will not have in my writing any elegance, or effect, or originality, to hang in the way between me and the rest like curtains. Whitman A Study On the other hand, his avoidance of any assumption of meddlesome authority prevented the irritation and dislike which free men inevitably feel for the self-important type of leader. The Pathless Trail "And after that that I was a sneaking, meddlesome, interfering old fox." Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Think you I am ignorant of the fact that because of it Rome spewed you out for a meddlesome pest? Carmen Ariza It is doubtless true that many candid foreign thinkers favor the disintegration of the American Union because they believe that the consolidation of its power would make it the meddlesome tyrant of the world. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 89, March, 1865 She was therefore quite distractible, very alert; sometimes she was meddlesome, again irritable, irascible. Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type The wave came up fast, but Martin was brave, He was no longer scared of this meddlesome wave. FreeChildrenStories.com Collection What is more important, this vast wealth of information is first hand, unspoiled, undiluted, unabridged, unbiased, uncensored;—in short, untouched by meddlesome human hands. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome “You meddlesome fool!” exclaimed Mauville, lifting a revolver and discharging it in the direction of the voice. The Strollers He was patriotic, and in a way honest, but meddlesome, suspicious, vain, and quarrelsome to an incredible degree. Benjamin Franklin He began to foam at the mouth, and after having scolded the meek and meddlesome Sancho, he told him abruptly to go at once and saddle Rocinante. The Story of Don Quixote But England could not long keep her meddlesome fingers out of our pie. Marcy The Blockade Runner Unfortunately, this source has not been spared by meddlesome men, and it has not reached us in its pristine condition. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome Of all wild creatures in the fields and woods, he detested most the meddlesome jay and magpie. Creatures of the Night A Book of Wild Life in Western Britain The door closed, and Mrs. Savine, removing her spectacles, wiped both them and her eyes as she remarked: "I hope the Almighty will forgive a meddlesome old woman for interfering, knowing she means well." Thurston of Orchard Valley The meddlesome Englishman’s pen was in the ink. The Traitors The great essential is to keep prying and meddlesome attorneys from thrusting themselves into the business. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 "Storm is the right size," he went on meddlesomely, in that calm British way he has of taking it for granted that whatever he says must be right. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America There was her bedroom, a tiny sanctum where she kept all her special treasures out of the way of the children's meddlesome fingers. The Manor House School If they went over to the opposition, the plea that my workings might damage their property, if encouraged by meddlesome politicians, would seriously hamper me. Thurston of Orchard Valley At last he was going to have the island all to himself; and he set himself to dig a burrow directly under the doorstep, where that meddlesome MacPhairrson had never permitted him to dig. The Backwoodsmen To what is obtrusive chiefly applied? intrusive? officious? meddlesome? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Because we're not going to have it spoilt by kids' meddlesome fingers. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life And such an inquisitive, meddlesome set they are, too! The Manor House School "Oh, nothing much," said that meddlesome old lady bird. Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures But he was in that investigating, pugnacious, meddlesome mood which is apt to seize an old male bear in the autumn. The Backwoodsmen What is the conduct specially characteristic of a meddlesome person? of an intrusive person? of one who is obtrusive? officious? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions But Washington insisted upon their going with him, and rebuked Captain Joncaire for his meddlesome disposition. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services The catbird can be tamed, but is as mischievous as a young monkey,—meddlesome, full of curiosity, and so jealous, that it will drive any other pet bird out of the house. The Nursery, March 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 3 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers "Not old enough?" repeated that meddlesome old lady bird. Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures He was, besides, a meddlesome, inquisitive man, who poked his nose into everything. The Brothers Karamazov Some meddlesome fanatic, engaged in setting up type, conceived the idea, that he need not pay his tax till he was represented before the law: then why should woman do so? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I To be merely useful was, in her eyes, to make oneself meddlesome and absurd. Robert Orange Being a Continuation of the History of Robert Orange It was difficult enough to manage her husband, without having her position jeopardized by the interference of this meddlesome old man, who stood for that exclusion of her sex against which she was fighting. Making People Happy It sounds like old women’s chatter, the meddlesome way I scribble this down. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 What a pity that dear little Sparrow's kind intention was frustrated by that meddlesome and inquisitive bird! Parables from Flowers He wondered vaguely how he could have thought the postmaster a meddlesome, malicious, vulgar young man; he seemed very sensible and friendly and respectful to-night. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 A meddlesome imbecile who keeps buttonholing me and pouring out tales of woe. Fantazius Mallare A Mysterious Oath This did not matter once, perhaps, when politics merely afforded excitement for taverns and a career for the avid and meddlesome. Waiting for Daylight They further testified that the sparrow was a meddlesome, gossiping neighbor, always fighting the other birds and driving them away. Conservation Reader "Get out of my path, you old meddlesome fool!" The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery You think me intrusive—a meddlesome old maid, prying into what does not concern me: but, brother, she and Mr. Hartman were made for one another. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice He was one o' these meddlesome old creeturs that thinks the world never moved till they got into it, and they've got to help everybody out with whatever they happen to be doin'. Aunt Jane of Kentucky Finally even Judith, desperately impatient to be gone, agreed that they would have to turn back and put the meddlesome creatures into their pasture and lay up the fence before they could make any progress. Judith of the Cumberlands Perchance he was guilty of nothing more than common affability; but yet I would rather have had him gruff and meddlesome than free and intimate. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea The door was left open one day, and a meddlesome rooster hopped in to pick a fight. The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan "I didn't say a word about the names she called her,—meddlesome Matty, and all that." The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation One of the most industrious and persistent seed-transporting agencies I know of is that ubiquitous, energetic, rollicking, meddlesome busybody, the crow. Seed Dispersal Not as I know of, but them cops is very meddlesome. The Erie Train Boy We must rid ourselves of him; he's a public nuisance, a dangerous, meddlesome fellow. Grey Town An Australian Story It is this meddlesome injustice which makes all the trouble; it would make trouble with any other community, if another religious sect should be allowed to dominate over them in all their affairs. Buchanan's Journal of Man, April 1887 Volume 1, Number 3 Generous and jolly,—his playmates called him a firstrate good fellow, but older people complained that he was curious, meddlesome, and always “cluttering round.” Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls But for that meddlesome slip of paper," he went on, "I should not have been driven from the field, and this treachery of Lamotte's could never have been practiced upon me. The Diamond Coterie The legislature convened, his prospects of election were more than promising, and he would undoubtedly have been chosen had not some meddlesome fellow recognized him as the long lost La Croix. The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier With a muttered curse on the meddlesome official, Tchartkóff sprang forward to raise the picture. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 They were meddlesome little creatures, that went about helping fish and shells which got into scrapes. The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby Then she turned and gave the unhappy King her views of his meddlesome prying. Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations There's nothing I like less than to be meddlesome, but I think these things give me a certain right—a sort of privilege. A London Life and Other Tales Poor Mrs. Tomkins, I would look for a new house if I were you—you do have such meddlesome neighbors! Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk They should by all means wait until the spirits are strong enough to control and guard them from the meddlesome interferences of other persons, both those in the flesh and those out of it. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers He had never seen a caddis with a house-door before: so what must he do, the meddlesome little fellow, but pull it open, to see what the poor lady was doing inside. The Water-Babies A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby "No; I am quite capable of getting into the carriage without help from a meddlesome Quaker." The Young Bank Messenger And in those intolerable years what further interference, what meddlesome, effective pressure, might not make itself felt? A London Life and Other Tales Go to the nursery, children," said Mrs. Hirst, "I cannot have your meddlesome little fingers here. The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life "You little meddlesome thing," cried aunt Louise, as soon as she knew it, "this is one of your days, I should think!" Little Prudy What Barber considered a troublesome, meddlesome, wasteful school law was, at bottom, responsible for her knowing much that was true and considerable which Johnnie held was not. The Rich Little Poor Boy But he hoped that some day he could catch both those meddlesome youngsters. The Tale of Jimmy Rabbit Sleepy-TimeTales And the next day, in the pasture, one meddlesome creature went up to the Muley Cow and asked her what she was going to do about it. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales The nettle exists for its own sake, we may be sure, and not merely for the sake of occasionally inflicting a passing smart upon the meddlesome human fingers. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 For those meddlesome creatures, who spend their days in instigating others to love, I can only say, they will have a dark account to render in the end. The Young Maiden Throughout the greater part of that night she travelled, impelled by a mad desire to put as much distance as possible between herself and the region infested with the meddlesome monkeys. The Black Phantom Many dreadful things have happened through some thoughtless or meddlesome idiot opening the stop-valve while men were working in the boiler. The Stoker's Catechism The meddlesome neighbor didn't quite know what answer to make. The Tale of the The Muley Cow Slumber-Town Tales This went on for nearly two years, until at last a meddlesome gentleman took an opportunity to bore a hole in the trunk. Chatterbox, 1906 She realized all at once that she had been meddlesome and officious, and she longed to make amends. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's I never saw such a meddlesome child in all my born days, Peace Greenfield! At the Little Brown House Now he's sick, I'll take him a bunch of lilacs and tell him the meddlesome monkey's minister has sent him some flowers and hopes he soon gets onto his feet again. The Lilac Lady “You would be rather meddlesome, I am afraid,” said Hatty, with charming frankness. Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow The Administration at Washington had to deal with a people blind with rage, an ignorant and meddlesome Congress, and a wolfish horde of place-hunters. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War "She may only be a meddlesome child," said White Owl. The Cat in Grandfather's House Then his Honor turned to me and said: 'My memory is not always very good, but this time the cobbler's—who is a meddlesome person—is even more defective. Fiddles 1909 My dosing may do no good and before the day is out you may be calling me a meddlesome old harridan. Carl and the Cotton Gin And all this loss of life, and money, and time, and all this extra risk are forced upon me by the meddlesome policy of Great Britain. The Pirate Slaver A Story of the West African Coast Privately, Gabriel considered that Cargrim was a great deal too observant, and also of a meddlesome nature, else why had he come to spy out matters which did not concern him. The Bishop's Secret But the Ministry knew nothing of Adams, and knew only of Otis as a mutinous and meddlesome official. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III He anticipated Talleyrand's maxim “Sûrtout pas de zole,” and to be nagged at by a meddlesome friar was intolerable to him. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and writings He consulted his legal adviser and factotum, a shrewd, meddlesome Escribano or notary, who rejoiced in an opportunity of perplexing the old potentate of the Alhambra, and involving him in a maze of legal subtilities. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 But it could not be so always, and she should never be able to tolerate the interference of that vain, meddlesome, superficial woman, she said to herself many a time. Janet's Love and Service Good-night, Cargrim,' and with a curt nod the curate stalked away, considerably annoyed by the meddlesome spirit manifested by the chaplain. The Bishop's Secret I would not by my good-will be meddlesome in matters that concern me not, but it seemeth me all is scarce well with you. The King's Daughters But not for long, for in a little while he heard of an old organist who had taken up Martin’s rôle—a meddlesome busybody who fished in troubled waters, for the trouble’s sake. The Nebuly Coat This seemed extraordinarily meddlesome, and made things hazardous still, though they were as well as one expected, when the time of my going on leave came. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales For Nelly—to use her own words—had no patience with that “meddlesome person.” Janet's Love and Service The Larches was too far away, and as for Mr. and Mrs. Talcott, they were meddlesome people, whom he had never liked; besides, Mrs. Talcott was delicate, and the night threatened storm. Midnight In Beauchamp Row 1895 "We won't tell the captain; he is as meddlesome as an old woman!" cried Sylvia, who very much resented the commander's kindly meant endeavours to take care of them. The Adventurous Seven Their Hazardous Undertaking "I suppose what I did might be termed that, tho I wasn't intending to be meddlesome, Mr. Jerrard." The Rainy Day Railroad War To him she's just an unreasonable, meddlesome, officious, contrary old negro woman who would insist on running the household of which he should be the head. From Place to Place "Here's Farrier Carrick stepped in, and curing him out of hand,—the meddlesome body." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 She was not meddlesome, but only interested; and as there was nothing whatever between her and what she saw in the world,—not even an education,—she dealt with life in her own resourceful way. The Wrong Woman The holding of conventions, whereat meddlesome persons of the Gourlay stamp might air their grievances and agitate for investigations into public abuses, was a thing not to be tolerated in Upper Canada. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion These were intensely strengthened by the imprudence of a meddlesome neighbor. Hubert's Wife A Story for You He did not care for children; they were meddlesome and noisy. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story You're a meddlesome person, Mr. Congdon, with a slight element of cruelty in your makeup, of which let us hope you are not wholly conscious. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Liberals were silenced and American idealism was cursed as meddlesome myopia. Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. Major Carstairs, forgive me if I seem to you impertinent, meddlesome. Afterwards Then Mr. Ainger’s notes are not meddlesome notes, but truly explanatory ones, genuine aids to enjoyment. Obiter Dicta Second Series What right had Brenton, or the nurse, or the meddlesome old doctor with his hair on end and without his cuffs, to come inside her house and overset her religion? The Brentons And I thought I heard her murmur something about a meddlesome old maid. That Affair Next Door I hope some meddlesome fellow doesn't go to changing the signals on Brad, and make him think he's doing a record stunt. Fred Fenton on the Crew or, The Young Oarsmen of Riverport School "He would have been but for the interference of a meddlesome young lawyer, who, it appears, is staying at the hotel." Five Hundred Dollars or, Jacob Marlowe's Secret Then rising with a muttered exclamation, wherein “meddlesome praters” were the only words distinguishable, he went to the foot of the stairs, and called up them, “Pandora!” All's Well Alice's Victory “What right have you to try and supplant the servant of the house, who specially went out about it, you little meddlesome teetotum, I’d like to know, hey?” Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes No! some meddlesome official had amused himself by starting up the works, and the clue I had thought so important would probably prove valueless. That Affair Next Door And the leaders of the School forces were devoutly thankful to be disencumbered of a crowd of meddlesome “kids” who would have spoiled sport, even if they did not litter the ground with their corpses. A Dog with a Bad Name The meddlesome cousin was silenced at last, the contract was signed, the happiness of the engaged couple was pledged in wine, the guests dispersed. The Promised Land Paul Pry, an idle, inquisitive, meddlesome fellow, who has no occupation of his own, and is forever poking his nose into other people’s affairs. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 “A nice ‘me’ it is—a little, inquisitive, meddlesome morsel of a man!” Fritz and Eric The Brother Crusoes Ulyth could tolerate her when she kept to her own side of the bedroom, but to have meddlesome fingers interfering with her private possessions was the last straw to her burden of endurance. For the Sake of the School She was not meddlesome, nor over-curious generally, but with a feeling of possessorship and responsibility in the house, she wanted to know how far she could trust the newcomers. A Little Girl in Old Salem He—he called me a meddlesome old maid. Torchy, Private Sec. A blundering, good-natured, meddlesome young man, very inquisitive, too officious by half, and always bungling whatever he interferes in. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 Some might call us a little meddlesome sometimes, but it is a way we have got, and we simply can't help it. Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass" and, How Arietta Paid the Toll In 1961, seven years after the Supreme Court's vital school integration decision, Truman was calling the Freedom Riders "meddlesome intruders who should stay at home and attend to their own business." Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 Memory, suddenly, flung all the cruelties of his treatment of her into a kaleidoscopic jumble, and meddlesome fear presented numerous suggestions of calamity. The Secret of the Storm Country When a meddlesome administration insists on dissolving into its component parts such an extensive organization as ours—well, we had to have a lot of presidents in a hurry. Torchy, Private Sec. I think you are not only insulting, but impertinent and meddlesome as well. Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College "I'll take na orders frae meddlesome papists," began the Scotchman; but Little Fellow had forcibly turned the prow of the canoe shoreward. Lords of the North Certainly the police are very meddlesome," and Carmichael now devoted himself to Kate, without pretence of including the General; "but the spirit is not dead. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers After much meddlesome surgery we are almost back to his methods again. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages Why should one of those meddlesome fine ladies choose for the hour of her empty, unimportant visit his last hour with Mary Gray? Mary Gray These two functions of the Federalist party were quite in accord; they involved the organizing and domestic instinct against the disorganizing and meddlesome; the strengthening against the enfeebling process; practical thinking against fanciful theories. John Quincy Adams American Statesmen Series But now, "Curse her for a meddlesome Englishwoman," he spluttered violently. The Lady Paramount He swore Dixie Hart was a meddlesome hussy, an' that she had cheated the hindsight off of me. Dixie Hart As he worked, the boy Icarus stood by watching his father, and sometimes handling the feathers with his meddlesome fingers. Van Dyck A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation It had been coming to him from several different angles that he could not afford to gratify his desire to wipe this meddlesome young official from his path. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North Helen was deeply impressed by her brother's humble apology, and decided that after all she wasn't glad she had spoiled his composition, but very sorry she had been so meddlesome. The Story of the Big Front Door He had called her a119 meddlesome busybody who went about poking and prying into other people's affairs and had ordered her to leave the house and never enter it again. The Alchemist's Secret "I thought she was a meddlesome busybody, and now I know it." Dixie Hart Notwithstanding her somewhat meddlesome and despotic temper, Queen Olympias seems to have maintained an intimate friendship with her son, Alexander the Great. The Friendships of Women Without beating about the bush, my dear," she began, "I'm here on a meddlesome business which you mustn't take amiss. The Henchman We owe the origins of our political life to the influence of these German tribes, with their love of individual freedom and their stern hatred of meddlesome rulers, or a meddlesome state or legislature. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View There was no possibility of avoiding or of evading a meeting with the meddlesome babbler who had volunteered to prescribe "cowcumber bitters" as a sure cure for Chester's love. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett Among the reinstated scenes is that in which the meddlesome dotard teaches his servant Reynaldo modes of espionage that shall detect the moral lapses of his son Laertes in Paris. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Ruthlessly trenchant fellow, wordy pedagogue, meddlesome theorist, you seek the limits of your mind. Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary Every meddlesome old woman in the church must put her finger in the reverend gentleman's love pie, and would speak her mind plainly enough, especially if she had daughters of her own. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family "Oh, dear," she complained, "I do wish these papers would not be so previous and officious and meddlesome and pretending to know so much." King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Otherwise all the dear, kind, meddlesome old women in the village will talk! The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches Now all this time Garrofat and Doola were busy with a little scheme of their own that promised to remove one, and perhaps both, of these meddlesome strangers from the kingdom. Bright-Wits, Prince of Mogadore He was as charming to her; he was as much her own little boy as though no meddlesome hands had even been laid upon him. A Melody in Silver A third said all the trouble in the world had been made by just such meddlesome men. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family Idle or meddlesome talk never helps any one, either the one who talks or the one who is discussed. A Girl's Student Days and After Then—"A pox on him for a meddlesome—" the voice fell. Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade Like Chaucer's Pardoner he was "meddlesome as a fly." Among Famous Books The order has been given to that meddlesome fellow, Don.” The Boy Trapper But there was something else—I wonder if you think me meddlesome, Mr. Conniston? Under Handicap A Novel On the contrary, there are many cautions against a meddlesome disposition, and against being busy bodies in other men's matters. A Practical Directory for Young Christian Females Being a Series of Letters from a Brother to a Younger Sister It was not long after this, before Scoggins took me aside, and in a friendly manner advised me not to go to the widow's again; that she was a bad and a meddlesome person withal. Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. The officers had been hand in glove with the lawless traders, but they did not want the matter bruited about by meddlesome Englishmen. In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa Then that devil of meddlesome curiosity which is the curse of the wildebeests fell upon that gnu, and sanity left him. The Way of the Wild "I am sure you will not be meddlesome or impertinent, Francisco," Signor Polani said reassuringly, for he saw that the lad was nervous and anxious. The Lion of Saint Mark A Story of Venice in the Fourteenth Century Box and that hound Carruthers' papers are covered with brush and leaves under the last birch in the bush, where I finished that meddlesome fool of a lawyer. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life When conscience—or whatever it is in us that combats desire—urged him to close his ears to the voices, he cursed it for a meddlesome thing. The Parts Men Play If that meddlesome Montagu had not put these wicked democratic ideas into their heads, and stirred up all this mud, we should have gone on quite comfortable as before.” Essays in Liberalism Being the Lectures and Papers Which Were Delivered at the Liberal Summer School at Oxford, 1922 There is a certain meddlesome spirit, which, in the garb of learned research, goes prying about the traces of history, casting down its monuments, and marring and mutilating its fairest trophies. Many Thoughts of Many Minds A Treasury of Quotations from the Literature of Every Land and Every Age Here is the slip of paper, my boy, that will take you past any meddlesome inquiry. The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep They were neither illiterate cads nor meddlesome puritans, nor even saviours of society. Art It serves admirably at a doll's tea-party, and the meddlesome fingers have been kept busy, the restless mind contented, while the housewife's work is accomplished. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) Mary is a good little girl, but is meddlesome. Baby Chatterbox He still scorned to explain to the meddlesome landsman. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul At a time when rents have dwindled, in some cases almost to vanishing point, taxation has increased, and confiscatory schemes and meddlesome restrictions have frightened away capital from the land. A Short History of English Agriculture When the civil power becomes persecuting or meddlesome at the solicitation of the priesthood, it proves its weakness. The Life of Jesus Ducie was not a curious, tattling, meddlesome woman; Charlotte had never known her to interfere in any one's affairs. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance I have no family—no inquisitive, meddlesome relatives, thank God! Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst Queer country, my men, this," he said, "where a meddlesome tipstaff will not let a true-blooded Englishman pay toll to his Majesty's excise. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Others, however, were merely meddlesome, and directed against that unpopular man the dealer. A Short History of English Agriculture Women are the most meddlesome things in creation: they never let well alone. Uncle Max No, no," our patient exclaimed, hurriedly; "I want no meddlesome quack near me, with his solemn face and pretended knowledge. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia So you were seen near Richmond station by some meddlesome individual—probably when you got out of the trap! In Friendship's Guise For a burden had fallen from his heart: his little mistake, just now, weighed as nothing against the assurance that Dr Mant would write a certificate and settle these meddlesome idiots at the Troy Custom-house. Nicky-Nan, Reservist Hamil, therefore, was prepared for a simple yet difficult problem—to do as little harm to the place as possible, and to appease Portlaw at the same time, and curb his meddlesome and iconoclastic proclivities. The Firing Line Because Chaldea was hiding under the studio window this afternoon and overheard all that passed between you and Garvington and that meddlesome Lambert. Red Money The rest of the women had not the courage to follow, but called them "bold, meddlesome disturbers," and remained to bask in the approving smiles of the Sons. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years "I don't think any of us will be bothered by that meddlesome Bowser very soon again," said he, as he crept into his house for a nap. Bowser the Hound The meddlesome restrictions on the factories were a contributory cause. Recent Developments in European Thought Under certain conditions necessary control becomes meddlesome interference. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy Yet one could see that he was not a meddlesome dog, nor a snarler, no running out and giving tongue at each passing object, not that kind of a dog at all! A Gentleman Vagabond and Some Others She was not usually a meddlesome child, but just now was tempted to mischief from the lack of something else to interest and employ her. Elsie's New Relations Harassed by malaria and meddlesome neighbors, Father Rapp a third time sought a new Canaan. Our Foreigners A Chronicle of Americans in the Making Not that he was officious and meddlesome, for he believed in "a time for everything." Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue She is an exceedingly impertinent and meddlesome old woman. My Friend Prospero "Turning to the landlord, the Prince asked: "'Is there a safe and vacant room in your establishment where I could bestow this meddlesome priest for a few days?' The Sword Maker A meddlesome busybody who pokes his nose into other men's secrets. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill In shrill crescendos and discordant basses, with heartpiercing jaggedness, with blood-curdling raspishness, each one, boy, father, mother, meddlesome relative, competent or incompetent assistant, indiscriminate servant, filing his separate sorrow into the Senior Surgeon's tortured ears! The White Linen Nurse Roger's feeling of guilt increased, and he cursed himself for a meddlesome fool. His Family I replied that I was trying to imagine myself there fifty years earlier, when the meddlesome white sang very low in the concert of the island powers. White Shadows in the South Seas “He is a meddlesome man,” insisted Ryder “and—” “He is innocent of the charges brought against him,” urged Jefferson. The Lion and The Mouse A Story Of American Life "You are a man like all of us, Alexander—except that you abandon your home like a meddlesome destroyer, to invade the most distant regions; enduring hardships yourself, and inflicting hardships on others." Plutarch's Lives Volume III. He had been proud of it,—proud of his strength and cleverness, that needed no meddlesome female creature coming in between him and his business, between him and his religion. Marie Seward was "meddlesome" toward other departments; "runs to the President two or three times a day; wants to be Premier," etc., says Welles. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him In fact, to tell the truth, she was a great hypocrite, gossiping and meddlesome, and she did not have a kind heart like my father. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 Scarcely had she left the shed when Miss Grundy herself appeared, fretting about "the meddlesome old widow who had come there stickin' round before Mrs. Parker was hardly cold!" The English Orphans "You Scourers will find that you can play your meddlesome games too often," remarked Reuben sternly, his eyes upon the red cross and the half-completed words above. The Sign of the Red Cross She was inconsiderate; she was meddlesome; she soon ceased even to be pathetic. Lady Rose's Daughter Such inquisitive, meddlesome spirits, had never before been encountered. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I "It makes me out a mere meddlesome fool," he cried, and sat stunned. Clementina She would never have bothered him about this concert had not the meddlesome Mrs. Post arrived to pay her a visit. Youth and the Bright Medusa I have succeeded, and may God have mercy on my meddlesome soul!” The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 He had admired his father sincerely, and the worth of his mother's loquacious and sometimes meddlesome tenderness he never realised fully till he had lost it. Miss Bretherton She now talked very seriously to her little daughter, and Tilderee promised to be less meddlesome and more obedient in the future. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir The work ends to-night, and may God forgive me for a meddlesome fellow. Clementina It was the idea of herself being deputy to the lovely, meddlesome, and arrogant Countess of Chell that had appealed to Clara. Tales of the Five Towns Antonyms: unobtainable, unprocurable, unattainable, inaccessible. obtrusive, a. officious, meddlesome, intrusive, forward. Putnam's Word Book He swears to his art, I will not be meddlesome, I will not have in my writing any elegance or effect or originality to hang in the way between me and the rest like curtains. Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations "To guard against its being tampered with by meddlesome persons, as well as to prevent its drifting away, you ought to secure it to a stake near the bank by means of a padlock." Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir Gaydon, however, was at that moment in his bed, saying to himself that there were many matters concerning which it would be an impertinence for him to have one meddlesome thought. Clementina I replied that if there were enough to go around and the men didn't become too meddlesome, their presence wouldn't spoil the 'adventure.'… Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated In every family there is generally some one whose meddlesome interest in other machines leads to serious friction in his own. The Human Machine "You meddlesome bacon!" cackled the ungrateful bird; "if you don't take that orb directly back, I 'll sit on you till I hatch you out of your saddle-cover!" Cobwebs from an Empty Skull Now, I come to think of it," admitted Tom, "it was meddlesome on my part to ask after your health. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest "I will see that you are removed from all temptation; my plans are too important to be interfered with by a meddlesome fool." The Case and the Girl He had none of my own meddlesome quality. The Secret City The captain now called him an interfering, meddlesome idiot, and shook him violently while holding him in his grasp. Mr. Scarborough's Family |
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