nosy (redirected from nosies)

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.

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nosi·ly adv.

nosi·ness n.

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nosy

Adjective

[nosier, nosiest] same as nosey

Thesaurus

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" 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 [ˈnəuzɪ] nose (inf) adj → neugierig