English → Latin
“busy-body” in Latin
molestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomeardĕlĭoa zealous personPhaedrusPhaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
busy-body
homo importunus, molestus; ardelio, homo occupatus in otio, gratis anhelans [Vid: Phaedrus, B. ii., 5].
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for busy-body?
- The usual Latin words for “busy-body” are molestus, ardĕlĭo, Phaedrus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.