The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Prying \Pry"ing\, a.
   Inspecting closely or impertinently.
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   Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See Inquisitive.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pry \Pry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pried; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Prying.]
   To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or
   lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prying
    adj 1: 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" [syn: nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy]
    n 1: offensive inquisitiveness [syn: nosiness, prying,
         snoopiness]