Antonyms for nosey


Grammar : Adj
Spell : noh-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊ zi


Definition of nosey

Origin :
  • see nosy.
  • As in pungent : adj highly flavored
Example sentences :
  • Nosey Murphy hesitated and looked to the Maltese Cockney for counsel.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • Remember that fight he had with Nosey, last winter he was with Bashford?
  • Extract from : « Pippin; A Wandering Flame » by Laura E. Richards
  • Why should not Nosey Bashford like to watch her as well as you?
  • Extract from : « Pippin; A Wandering Flame » by Laura E. Richards
  • I'd broke Nosey's beak for him long before that, fightin' when we was kids.
  • Extract from : « Pippin; A Wandering Flame » by Laura E. Richards
  • You are too nosey and you talk too damn much with your mouth!
  • Extract from : « Those Times And These » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • Nosey Flynn made swift passes in the air with juggling fingers.
  • Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce
  • The calf was large and strong, but "Nosey" had a splendid hold.
  • Extract from : « History of the Twelfth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry » by William Hewitt
  • There was also in this squad a character of Company I we called "Nosey."
  • Extract from : « History of the Twelfth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry » by William Hewitt
  • Among the number was "Nosey," who spied the drove of calves.
  • Extract from : « History of the Twelfth West Virginia Volunteer Infantry » by William Hewitt
  • In course of time it was ascertained that he had called at Nosey's hut on his way home.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Bush » by George Dunderdale

Synonyms for nosey

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