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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