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interfering

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˌɪn.təˈfɪə.rɪŋ/ US  /-t̬ɚˈfɪr.ɪŋ/

Definition

describes someone who gets involved in other people's lives in an unwanted and annoying way: He's an interfering old busybody - who I go out with is none of his business!Annoying
(Definition of interfering adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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