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nosy

adjective as in curious; prying

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Example Sentences

Agatha’s mental wall dropping and letting Billy in proves she has made great strides to being more than just the nosy neighbor with a rune-laden cave in her basement.

From Salon

With a background in psychology Emma happily calls herself “a bit of a nosy people watcher”.

From BBC

It's a useful reminder that secret ballots remain secret, even from nosy spouses.

From Salon

“At eight they’re nosy, they listen to everything. And Poppy was asking over and over again what had happened.”

From BBC

Oddly enough, and funny enough, the nosy aunties, the Native aunties, are always the one that know all the tea.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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