snoopiness

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snoop·y

(sno͞o′pē)

adj. snoop·i·er, snoop·i·est Informal

Likely to snoop; nosy.

snoop′i·ly adv.

snoop′i·ness n.

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Noun

snoopiness - offensive inquisitiveness

nosiness, prying

curiousness, inquisitiveness - a state of active curiosity

snoopiness

noun

Informal. Undue interest in the affairs of others:

curiosity, curiousness, inquisitiveness.

Informal: nosiness.

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