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or nosey
1
as in prying
interested in what is not one's own business
nosy in-laws asking about our finances
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2
as in busy
thrusting oneself where one is not welcome or invited
a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation
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Recent Examples of nosy
Luckily, the neighbor's dog didn't consider her digging to be nosy.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Provincial judgments and resentments peek their nosy heads out, then close their shutters again; intimacy and passive aggression babble like intersecting creeks; everyone interrupts everyone, and on they all tumble together.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Turns out, the antidote to any reading slump is just being nosy.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Bet that nosy teacher wasn't expecting that kind of answer.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Provincial judgments and resentments peek their nosy heads out, then close their shutters again; intimacy and passive aggression babble like intersecting creeks; everyone interrupts everyone, and on they all tumble together.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Turns out, the antidote to any reading slump is just being nosy.
—Meg Zukin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Bet that nosy teacher wasn't expecting that kind of answer.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosy
Adjective
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But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying -- and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.—
Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin,
oregonlive,
4 Feb. 2023
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But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying — and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.—
Jacobina Martin,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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But standing in a busy subway station, Duffy vowed to continue providing the city with federal support and confirmed the administration has not withheld funding.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Mission Beach tower is the busiest in the entire city, and the beach’s popularity with tourists makes emergencies more likely there.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The list of such matters Dolan has shown a resistance to, or been inquisitive about, has grown long.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The ensuing conversations are inquisitive, and don’t feature too much overt tension, but all the while, Hong plants the seeds for his signature third-act outbursts over dinner and drinks.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And that loose definition is driving a post-pandemic innovation boom in this curious corner of the cycling world.—
Chris Cona,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Then there is the curious case of an unreleased snippet making its way into one of UFC fighter Payton Talbott’s YouTube vlogs which is significant because he and Ocean have been linked romantically since the singer posted Talbott on social media during Valentine’s Day.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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