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Definition of nosy
nosier
;nosiest
: of prying or inquisitive (see inquisitive 2) disposition or quality : intrusive nosy reporters nosy neighbors
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Examples of nosy in a Sentence
nosy in-laws asking about our finances
a nosy coworker sat down right next to us as we were having an unmistakably private conversation
Recent Examples of nosy from the Web
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Nosy neighbors figured as much when Dabo Swinney, Nick Saban and Urban Meyer all showed up for the baby shower.
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A couple nosy neighbors, wondering what a cop was doing, came out to see what was going on.
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They're already used by international spies and nosy neighbors.
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The frustration that accompanied mix-ups and nosy questions has diminished and in its place gratitude grows.
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Or perhaps for Reese Witherspoon’s nosy Madeline Martha McKenzie, who feasts upon gossip to fill up her bored housewife days?
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The company has been a lightning rod for criticism for years, but despite complaints about its estimates being low or high, the home values tool has been popular with buyers, sellers and nosy neighbors.
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The best-known of these tools — the Zestimate, from the online real estate website Zillow — began on the internet 11 years ago and has since amassed a huge audience of homeowners, shoppers and nosy neighbors.
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Katie Ford gives girlfriend Sloane the correct high-school goddess sheen, and Megan Borkes, sporting a fabulously unruly wig, uncannily calls to mind Jennifer Grey’s nosy sister.
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Origin and Etymology of nosy
1nose
NOSY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of nosy for English Language Learners
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: wanting to know about other people's lives, problems, etc.
NOSY Defined for Kids
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\ˈnō-zē\Definition of nosy for Students
nosier
;nosiest
: wanting to know about someone else's business nosy neighbors
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