Difference between Meddling and Meddlesome

MEDDLING vs MEDDLESOME: NOUN

Inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.
Inclined to meddle or interfere.
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Officious; unwarrantably busy or officiously interposing in other men's affairs: as, a meddling neighbor.

Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; inclined to be officiously intrusive.

Intrusiveness, Intervene, Involvement, Intervention, Intrusion, Intervening, Interfere, Interference, Busybodied, Busy, Officious, Tampering, Intrusive, Meddlesome, Interfering

Cantankerous, Mischievous, Bossy, Obnoxious, Overprotective, Arrogant, Tyrannical, Pushy, Nosy, Busybodied, Busy, Interfering, Intrusive, Officious, Meddling

Fault, Invasion, Confusion, Entangling, Encroachment, Encroaching, Involvement, Intrusion, Intervening, Busybodied, Busy, Officious, Intrusive, Meddlesome, Interfering

Cantankerous, Mischievous, Bossy, Obnoxious, Overprotective, Arrogant, Tyrannical, Pushy, Nosy, Busybodied, Busy, Interfering, Intrusive, Officious, Meddling

Not a meddling one, as Whovians will understand.
Bill Gates laments White House meddling with FDA.
The republic is temporarily safe from congressional meddling.
Their rather incompetent meddling is merely slowing progress.
VOA journalists and editors from outside political meddling.
Unexpected consequences of meddling in Spanish royal politics?
The Kremlin has also repeatedly denied any meddling.
And when you know the thing about Russian meddling, people talk about Russian meddling.
External meddling and the acquiescence by Africans into that meddling have been responsible for the stagnation in Africa.
Iran tells us a whole lot about American meddling overseas and overseas meddling in America.

Despite being out of office, he persisted in his meddlesome diplomatic gambits with his friends in Germany.
Anyone who adores engaging, meddlesome characters, a dashing hero, and an undaunted heroine will find that Bowman fulfills their dreams of the perfect romance.
This meddlesome, greedy and astute servant is also a ruffian, ready to satisfy even the meanest desires of his master.
Lois Lane must always be helpless, nosey, meddlesome, helpless and attractive; waiting for her man.
Tolerant and there seems to them in a meddlesome neighbour perhaps who judges you have an issue for?
Meddlesome Reader: My Lady friends, Miss Nancy and Miss Lou.
Nosy definition, unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
Or a meddlesome neighbour perhaps who is jealous of your success?
Chiefs but was never known as a meddlesome owner.
She could be quite obnoxiously meddlesome at times.