NOSY

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

nosy (comparative more nosy, superlative most nosy)

Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.

Having a large or elongated nose.

Synonyms

• interfering

• kibitzing

• meddlesome

Noun

nosy (plural nosies)

(UK, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.

Anagrams

• Sony, Yons, noys, sony, syno, syon

Source: Wiktionary



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