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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Throughout the series, the family takes in Alf and hides him in their suburban home from the government’s Alien Task Force and nosy neighbors in California’s San Fernando Valley.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
The true identity of nosy next-door neighbor Agatha—played to perfection by Kathryn Hahn—was the big reveal of 2021's WandaVision, even inspiring a meta-jingle that went viral.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
There’s Karen — a name arbitrarily assigned to nosy, entitled White women who use threats of law enforcement to get their way.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
This was an old trick sometimes performed for nosy outsiders.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2024
The true identity of nosy next-door neighbor Agatha—played to perfection by Kathryn Hahn—was the big reveal of 2021's WandaVision, even inspiring a meta-jingle that went viral.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
There’s Karen — a name arbitrarily assigned to nosy, entitled White women who use threats of law enforcement to get their way.
—Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
This was an old trick sometimes performed for nosy outsiders.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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