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

Derived forms: nosier, nosiest

See also: curious

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

Encyclopedia: Nosy, Piaseczno County