In negative sense: active in what does not concern one; prying, inquisitive, gossiping; meddlesome, officious, interfering. Now somewhat archaic. Cf…

Officious, meddlesome, interfering; intrusive. Obsolete.

Unduly forward in offering one's services, or in taking business upon oneself; doing, or prone to do, more than is asked or required; interfering…

Overly interested in the business of others; meddlesome, interfering. Cf. polypragmatic, adj.

Of a person: doing more than is necessary or desirable, esp. speaking needlessly or out of turn. Frequently with infinitive expressing the…

Busy, active, esp. officiously so; interfering, meddling, intrusive. Obsolete.

Performing or offering more service than is required or appropriate; overly helpful; officious.

Busy or concerned with many affairs; (formerly) spec. overly concerned with the affairs of others, interfering, officious (cf. pragmatic, adj. 2).

Originally: that strives or contends; busy, energetic; meddling. Later: that is a stickler for something; characteristic of a stickler.

Excessively officious.

= polypragmatic, adj.

Accustomed or inclined to scheming or to direction and organization.

that is a busybody; of the nature of a busybody (cf. later busybody, v.).

Resembling or characteristic of a busybody; prying, interfering.

Originally: †of or relating to ‘pantopragmatics’ (obsolete). Now more generally: interfering in or occupied with everything; incessantly meddling…

Officious, meddling. In quot.: (with the) meddling people as a class.