nosy

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Adjective nosy has 1 sense

nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy - 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"
Antonym: incurious (indirect, via curious)

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Nosy

Adjective

1. prying or inquisitive about the affairs of others; snoopy:

Sample sentence: She is always nosy, constantly asking about everyone's personal lives.

Noun

1. Informal term for a nosy person:

Sample sentence: I try to avoid her, as she can be quite a nosy and meddling individual.

Adverb

1. In a nosy manner; pryingly:

Sample sentence: The reporter kept asking nosy questions, trying to gather more information.