variants
or nosey
nosier; nosiest
: of prying or inquisitive (see inquisitive sense 2) disposition or quality : intrusive
nosy reporters
nosy neighbors
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
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Like your nosiest neighbor, furniture layouts have a knack for overstaying their welcome.
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
This will keep out nosy children and pets.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
But barbed comments from strangers may be ignored, and nosy questions may be deflected.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Thompson plays a news anchor who’s drawn to the murder in her hometown, while Berthnal plays the cop who’s instantly suspicious of her nosy arrival.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
This will keep out nosy children and pets.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2025
But barbed comments from strangers may be ignored, and nosy questions may be deflected.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Thompson plays a news anchor who’s drawn to the murder in her hometown, while Berthnal plays the cop who’s instantly suspicious of her nosy arrival.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nosy
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“Nosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nosy. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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