nosy
Meaning of nosy
adjective
- showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs.
nosy neighbours
stop being so nosy!
- pry into something.
they don't nosy into your business like some people
early 17th century (in the sense ‘having a prominent nose’): from nose + -y1.
Information about nosy
- The plural form of nosy is: nosies.
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Hyphenation of nosy
nosy
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- nosy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
nosy synonyms
Meaning nosey:
Meaning unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying:
Meaning expressing curiosity:
Meaning a meddling or prying person:
Meaning inquiring closely into something; searching:
Meaning work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors:
Meaning secretly listen to a conversation:
Meaning causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited:
Meaning relating to or engaged in a furtive attempt to find out information about someone's private affairs:
Meaning overly inquisitive; nosy:
Anagrams of nosy
Words that rhyme with nosy
arabinopyranosy, ribofuranosy, aerognosy, agnosy, astrognosy, craniognosy, geognosy, hydrognosy, nephelognosy, oryctognosy, pharmacognosy, psychognosy, stereocognosy, monosy
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