nosy

or nos·ey (nō'zē)
adj. Informal, -i·er, -i·est.

1. Given to prying into the affairs of others; snoopy. See synonyms at curious.
2. Prying; inquisitive.

nosily nos'i·ly adv.
nosiness nos'i·ness n.

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also nosey

adjective

Unduly interested in the affairs of others: curious, inquisitive, inquisitorial. Informal snoopy. See investigate.

adj

Definition: very curious; prying
Antonyms: indifferent, uncaring, unconcerned, uninterested

IN BRIEF: In a prying or inquisitive manner.

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sign description: The index finger outlines the shape of a large nose.

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For a list of words related to nosy, see:

• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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See words rhyming with "nosy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nysgerrig
v. intr. - blande sig i noget

idioms:

• nosey parker    nysgerrigper, posekigger

Nederlands (Dutch)
(te) nieuwsgierig, bemoeiziek, met kenmerkende geur, iemand met een grote neus

Français (French)
adj. - fouineur
v. intr. - fouiner

idioms:

• nosey parker    fouineur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - neugierig
v. - schnüffeln

idioms:

• nosey parker    jemand, der sich überall einmischt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδιάκριτος, (φιλο)περίεργος
n. - μυταράς

idioms:

• nosey parker    αδιάκριτος, κουτσομπόλης

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

• nosey parker    ficcanaso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - narigudo, de cheiro penetrante ou desagradável, sensível a maus cheiros, inquisitivo
n. - curiosidade (f) impertinente

idioms:

• nosey parker    uma pessoa inquisitiva

Русский (Russian)
любопытный

idioms:

• nosey parker    любопытная Варвара

Español (Spanish)
adj. - entrometido, curioso, meterete, metomentodo, impertinente
v. intr. - entrometerse

idioms:

• nosey parker    entrometido, metomentodo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nyfiken, närgången
n. - nyfiken människa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
大鼻子的, 爱追问的, 偷听

idioms:

• nosey parker    爱打听消息的人, 好管闲事的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 大鼻子的, 愛追問的
v. intr. - 偷聽

idioms:

• nosey parker    愛打聽消息的人, 好管閒事的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 코가 큰, 참견 잘하는, 냄새가 고약한
v. intr. - 간섭하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 鼻の大きい人, おせっかいな

idioms:

• nosey parker    おせっかい屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فضولي (الاسم) شخص محب للاستطلاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חטטן, תוחב אפו, בעל אף גדול, בעל ריח מיוחד‬
v. intr. - ‮תחב את אפו ל-‬

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