PRYINGLY

pryingly

(adverb) in a curious and prying manner; “‘Do you have a boyfriend,’ she asked her prospective tenant pryingly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

pryingly (comparative more pryingly, superlative most pryingly)

In a prying manner.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pry"ing*ly, adv.

Definition: In a prying manner.

PRYING

Pry"ing, a.

Definition: Inspecting closely or impertinently.

Syn.

– Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive.

PRY

Pry, n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See Prize, n.]

Definition: A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.] Pry pole, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin, and stands facing the windlass.

Pry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n. Prying.]

Definition: To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]

Pry, v. i. Etym: [OE. prien. Cf. Peer to peep.]

Definition: To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." Chaucer. Watch thou and wake when others be asleep, To pry into the secrets of the state. Shak.

Pry, n.

Definition: Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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