| English Dictionary |
NOSY (nosier, nosiest)
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Irregular inflected forms: nosier , nosiest
, nosiest Dictionary entry overview: What does nosy mean?
• NOSY (adjective)
The adjective NOSY has 1 sense:
1. offensively curious or inquisitive
Familiarity information: NOSY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Declension: comparative and superlative |
Comparative: nosier
Superlative: nosiest
Superlative: nosiest
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensively curious or inquisitive
Synonyms:
Context example:
the snoopy neighbor watched us all day
Similar:
curious (eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns))
Derivation:
nose (a symbol of inquisitiveness)
nosiness (offensive inquisitiveness)
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