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nosey

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nos·ey  (nz)
adj.
Variant of nosy.

nosey [ˈnəʊzɪ]
adj
a variant spelling of nosy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.nosey - 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"
curious - eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"

nosey nosy
adjective inquisitive, curious, intrusive, prying, eavesdropping, snooping (informal), busybody He whispered to avoid being overheard by their nosey neighbours.
Translations
nosey [ˈnəʊzɪ] ADJ (nosier (compar) (nosiest (superl))) → entrometido
don't be so nosey!¡no seas tan entrometido!
nosey nosy [ˈnəʊzi] adjcurieux/euse
Don't be so nosey! → Ne sois pas si curieux!, Ne sois pas si indiscret!


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It's bad enough that a gang of infernal Jews should plant us here, where there's no earthly English interest to serve, and all hell beating up against us, simply because Nosey Zimmern has lent money to half the Cabinet.
 
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