overmeddling

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/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmɛdəlɪŋ//ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmɛdlɪŋ/

noun

Excessive interference.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounovermeddling (uncountable)
  1. uncountableExcessive interference.

    justly shent for their overmeddling

    1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Origin

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APA

overmeddling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmeddling

MLA

“overmeddling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmeddling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmeddling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmeddling.

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