NOSEY

nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy

(adjective) offensively curious or inquisitive; “curious about the neighbor’s doings”; “he flipped through my letters in his nosy way”; “prying eyes”; “the snoopy neighbor watched us all day”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nosey (comparative nosier, superlative nosiest)

Alternative spelling of nosy

Noun

nosey (plural noseys)

Alternative spelling of nosy

Anagrams

• 'oneys, Noyes, Oyens, noyse, seyon, yes-no

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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