Mischievous or interfering activity; prying, officiousness. Obsolete (but cf. sense 16b).

Officiousness, fussiness.

The action or an act of stickle, v. (in various senses); esp. (in early use) vigorous striving or participation, (in later use) insistence that…

officiousness, interference.

Meddlesomeness.

The quality of being over-officious; (also occasionally) an instance of this.

Over-eagerness in proffering services or taking on anything as a duty; well-intentioned meddlesomeness; undue or importunate forwardness; (now…

The quality of being pragmatical; esp. the officiousness, meddlesomeness; opinionatedness, dogmatism. Formerly also: †activity, assiduity (obsolete).

The condition or quality of being a busybody; meddlesomeness, desire to interfere.

Acting as or like a busybody.

Behaviour characteristic of a busybody; acting as a busybody, meddling.

The notional branch of knowledge dealing with meddling in all things.

Busyness or concern with many affairs; (formerly) spec. officiousness (cf. pragmatism, n. 1) (now rare).