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nosey

/ˈnəʊ.zi/

/ˈnoʊ.zi/

Translations

noseyadjective

nosier

Comp.

nosiest

Super.

/ˈnəʊ.zi/

/ˈnoʊ.zi/

назойливый

His nosey behavior makes everyone uncomfortable.

Его назойливое поведение заставляет всех чувствовать себя неуютно.

любопытный

She is very nosey and always asks about my personal life.

Она очень любопытная и всегда спрашивает о моей личной жизни.

Synonyms

Antonyms

noseyverb

noseyed

Past Simple

noseyed

Past Participle

noseying

Gerund

/ˈnəʊzi/

/ˈnoʊzi/

Chiefly British informal; variant spelling of the verb “nosy,” meaning ‘to pry or snoop (usually with around/about/into)’

Synonyms

dip into

pry

snoop

snoop around

nose around

poke around

pry into

pry around

intrude

meddle

meddle in

butt in

stick one's nose into

peer into

Definitions

noseyadjective

Excessively curious about other people's affairs or intrusive.

The nosey neighbor couldn't resist peeking through the curtains to see what was happening next door.

Having a noticeably large or prominent nose (usually attributive and humorous or colloquial).

The caricature showed a nosey professor with spectacles perched on the end of his huge beak.

noseyverb

To pry or snoop inquisitively, especially into other people’s private affairs (usually used with around, about, or into).

He was noseying around in the files to see what he could discover.