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How to pronounce nosy in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms nosey, prying, snoopy
Derivation nose, nosiness


he flipped through my letters in his nosy way.

Examples of nosy

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It has come to my notice in recent weeks that my landlord is exceptionally nosy.
From the omaha.com
Ditto tries to keep her away from Britain and its particularly nosy press corps.
From the independent.co.uk
Dozens of his foes, from political rivals to nosy journalists, ended up in jail.
From the time.com
Nosy people from nearby Knoxville still asked what was going on inside the gates.
From the sacbee.com
With Stockey, had he asked the question, it would have been both nosy and creepy.
From the post-gazette.com
Illegal Bangladeshi immigrants and nosy foreign reporters entered at their peril.
From the time.com
Holt's debut was met with an endurance test from her co-host and a nosy listener.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Assorted character actors portray Holly and Eric's nosy if concerned neighbors.
From the denverpost.com
The secluded setting would also be the perfect place to avoid nosy media types.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • Offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day"
  • Nosy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tarczyn, within Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Tarczyn, south-west of Piaseczno, and south-west of Warsaw.
  • Nosy is the second studio album by the Portuguese singer Gomo and it is his first work since his debut in 2004. It was released in 2009 in Portugal. The album failed to chart on Acharts Portugal.com, however, it became more successful digitally. ...
  • (nosily) in a nosy manner