nosey

Adjective
Synonyms: nosypryingsnoopy

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: nosypryingsnoopyOpposite incuriousSimilar curious

Related words nose noun, nosiness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

nosey adjective

Offensively or intrusively curious; prying; nosy; as, a nosy neighbor. Syn. — inquisitorial, nosy, prying, snoopy.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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