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单词 busybodyish
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busybodyishadj.

Brit. /ˈbɪzɪˌbɒdɪɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌbɑdiɪʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: busybody n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < busybody n. + -ish suffix1.
Resembling or characteristic of a busybody; prying, interfering.
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the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > [adjective] > officious
busy1340
pragmatical1593
officious1596
polypragmatical1597
superfluous1598
pragmaticc1612
superserviceablea1616
polypragmatic1616
stickling1642
over-officious1647
polypragmonetic1693
managinga1715
busybodied1798
busybodyish1851
pantopragmatic1860
polypragmonic1866
polypragmosynic1886
1851 Brit. Controversialist 2 195 Curiosity..is busybodyish and chattering.
1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. x. ii. 607 A rather impudent, busy-bodyish fellow.
1919 E. M. Kelly Why Joan? 224 The very words ‘social service’ had to her a chilling, impersonal, busybodyish sound.
1999 Guardian 9 Oct. (Saturday section) 11/1 This country is..the most offensively busybodyish in the Western world regarding what kinds of images we can look at.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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