variants
or nosey
nosier; nosiest
: of prying or inquisitive (see inquisitive sense 2) disposition or quality : intrusive
nosy reporters
nosy neighbors
Examples of nosy in a Sentence
nosy in-laws asking about our finances
a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation
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Most recently, Rossellini appears as a nosy nun in Edward Berger’s buzzy awards favorite Conclave.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
Toward the end of the show, Wanda discovers that her nosy neighbor Agatha is herself a witch who had insinuated herself in Wanda's fantasy in an attempt to steal Wanda's power.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Disguised as Wanda Maximoff's (Elizabeth Olsen) nosy neighbor, Agatha used the Darkhold, a powerful magical tome, to steal Wanda’s powers as the Scarlet Witch.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Wanda also uses her power to wipe Agatha’s mind in order to live out her life in Westview as the nosy neighbor Agnes.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2024
Toward the end of the show, Wanda discovers that her nosy neighbor Agatha is herself a witch who had insinuated herself in Wanda's fantasy in an attempt to steal Wanda's power.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Disguised as Wanda Maximoff's (Elizabeth Olsen) nosy neighbor, Agatha used the Darkhold, a powerful magical tome, to steal Wanda’s powers as the Scarlet Witch.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Wanda also uses her power to wipe Agatha’s mind in order to live out her life in Westview as the nosy neighbor Agnes.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for nosy
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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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