nosy
adjective (nosier, nosiest) (also nosey) /ˈnəʊ.zi/
/ˈnoʊ-/ disapprovingDefinition
C2 too interested in what other people are doing and wanting to discover too much about them: She was complaining about her nosy parents.CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioning nosily /-zɪ.li/ adverb › "Who was that on the phone?" she asked nosily.CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioning nosiness /-nəs/ noun [U] CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioning
(Definition of nosy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- curiosity killed the cat idiom
- curiosity noun (INTEREST)
- curious adjective (INTERESTED)
- inquiring adjective
- inquisitive adjective
- inquisitorial adjective
- meddlesome adjective
- nosy parker noun
- poke/stick your nose into sth idiom
- prurient adjective
- quizzical adjective
- stick your snoot in/into (sth) idiom
- thirsty adjective (WISH)
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