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nosy
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nos·y or nos·ey  (nz)
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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.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"
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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