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Adjective: nosey  now-zee
  1. Offensively curious or inquisitive
    "he flipped through my letters in his nosey way";
    - nosy, prying, snoopy
Verb: nosey (nosied,noseying,nosies)  now-zee
  1. Be nosey
    "Don't nosey into my personal matters!";
    - pry, nosy

Derived forms: nosies

See also: curious

Type of: ask, enquire [Brit, Cdn], inquire

Encyclopedia: Nosey