unmeddlesomeadj.n.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛdls(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmɛd(ə)lsəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, meddlesome adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meddlesome adj.

Not meddlesome.In quot. 1852 as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are not meddlesome, regarded as a class.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference

unmeddling1614

uninterposing1749

unofficious1807

to let alone1826

non-interfering1840

unmeddlesome1852

hands off1860

light-handed1862

1852 J. L. Davies & D. J. Vaughan tr. Plato Republic viii. 313 He hears the quiet and unmeddlesome called simpletons.

1853 W. Cory Let. 21 Jan. (1897) 59 Goodford is..laconic, prudent, unmeddlesome.

1910 Times 16 Sept. 6/1 The greatest possible decentralization in India subject to the general, but unmeddlesome, control of the Governor-General in Council.

1973 Social Service Rev. 47 412 It is clear that these investigators were anything but unmeddlesome good friends.

2002 N. J. Girardot Victorian Transl. China p. xxiv They have continued to be helpful and supportive in the very best of unmeddlesome ways.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmeddlesome
释义	unmeddlesomeadj.n. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛdls(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɛd(ə)lsəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, meddlesome adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + meddlesome adj. Not meddlesome.In quot. 1852 as n. (with the and plural agreement): people who are not meddlesome, regarded as a class. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > abstaining or refraining from action > [adjective] > from interference unmeddling1614 uninterposing1749 unofficious1807 to let alone1826 non-interfering1840 unmeddlesome1852 hands off1860 light-handed1862 1852 J. L. Davies & D. J. Vaughan tr. Plato Republic viii. 313 He hears the quiet and unmeddlesome called simpletons. 1853 W. Cory Let. 21 Jan. (1897) 59 Goodford is..laconic, prudent, unmeddlesome. 1910 Times 16 Sept. 6/1 The greatest possible decentralization in India subject to the general, but unmeddlesome, control of the Governor-General in Council. 1973 Social Service Rev. 47 412 It is clear that these investigators were anything but unmeddlesome good friends. 2002 N. J. Girardot Victorian Transl. China p. xxiv They have continued to be helpful and supportive in the very best of unmeddlesome ways. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1852
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