noun
Polonius
noun
1
A meddling person who gives long-winded, ultimately poor advice.
"The new manager was a real polonius, forever interrupting meetings with pointless platitudes."
How to Use Polonius
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA windy busybody who thinks he's wise but mostly just gets in the way.
When to use it
Literary and rare outside discussions of Shakespeare or very formal writing.
Word Forms
Poloniuses plural
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Etymology
From Polonius, the long-winded, interfering courtier in Shakespeare's "Hamlet."