noseying

nos·y or nos·ey (n

)

adj. nos·i·er, nos·i·est Informal

1. Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. See Synonyms at curious.

2. Prying; inquisitive.

nosi·ly adv.

nosi·ness n.

nosy, nosey [ˈnəʊzɪ]

adj nosier, nosiest

Informal prying or inquisitive

nosily adv

nosiness n

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Adj.

nosy - 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"

nosey, prying, snoopy

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"

Translations

nosy

adj (+er) (inf) → neugierig

nosy nosey [ˈnəʊzɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → curioso/a
don't be so nosy → non fare il ficcanaso
she's a nosy girl → è una ficcanaso

nosy → فضولي zvědavý nysgerrig neugierig αδιάκριτος entrometido tungetteleva curieux preznatiželjan ficcanaso 詮索好きな 참견하기 좋아하는 nieuwsgierig nysgjerrig wścibski bisbilhoteiro, xereta чрезмерно любопытный nyfiken อยากรู้อยากเห็น meraklı thóc mách 好管闲事的

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uk ON TELLY GRAND DESIGNS CH4, WEDNESDAY, 9pm If you fancy a night in on the couch noseying into other people's pads this is the show to watch.

Think in the long term; HOME DEALS by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

Being a ghost, Marty was visible to only Jeff which is pretty handy when you're noseying about in people's personal affairs.

A to Z of television by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)

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