brevit

1 of 2

intransitive verb

brev·​it

ˈbrevə̇t

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal, England : forage, hunt

the dog is always breviting about

2

dialectal, England : to pry and prowl around : snoop

who's brevited through this drawer

brevit

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

dialectal, England

: a snoopy meddlesome person

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Etymology

Intransitive verb

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