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
Recent Examples on the Web
There’s Karen — a name arbitrarily assigned to nosy, entitled White women who use threats of law enforcement to get their way.
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Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
This was an old trick sometimes performed for nosy outsiders.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Mike Leigh regular Ruth Sheen, who turns up here as young Kristofer’s nosy London landlady.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
With typical Egyptian hospitality, his garbage collector Sayyid let this nosy foreigner tag along on his rounds.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
This was an old trick sometimes performed for nosy outsiders.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Mike Leigh regular Ruth Sheen, who turns up here as young Kristofer’s nosy London landlady.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
With typical Egyptian hospitality, his garbage collector Sayyid let this nosy foreigner tag along on his rounds.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
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 7 Jul. 2024.
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