Synonyms for nosy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : noh-zee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊ zi |
Top 10 synonyms for nosy
Définition of nosy
Origin :- also nosey, 1610s, "having a prominent nose," from nose (n.) + -y (2). Earlier in this sense was nasee (mid-14c.), from Anglo-French, from Old French nasé, ultimately from Latin nasus "nose." Sense of "inquisitive" first recorded 1882. Nosey Parker as a name for an inquisitive person is from 1907.
- adj curious; prying
- Then, drying her tears, which nosy flowed abundantly, Mdlle.
- Extract from : « The Wandering Jew, Complete » by Eugene Sue
- I didn't like to ask too many questions for I might have got fired for being too nosy.
- Extract from : « An American Hobo in Europe » by Ben Goodkind
- Has a big thug with him all the time, and takes exception to people gettin' nosy.
- Extract from : « The Flying Stingaree » by Harold Leland Goodwin
- Thornton is a nosy man and it will delight his soul to boss your servants and see that cheating tradesmen are kept in check.
- Extract from : « Drusilla with a Million » by Elizabeth Cooper
- Being the nosy child I was, every once in a while I would look him up in the phone book so I knew he existed.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- He knew that Jerry was entirely trustworthy, but his friend was also a nosy reporter who would try to pump the girl.
- Extract from : « The Electronic Mind Reader » by John Blaine
- I was simply going to say that the nosy old censor crossed out a whole line just at the most interesting part.
- Extract from : « The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House » by Laura Lee Hope
- Belts raced and flapped from nosy shafts along the ceiling—a steady, uninterrupted din.
- Extract from : « I Walked in Arden » by Jack Crawford
- She goes on my nosy auntie's party mit proud feelings, the while she knows how her back is stylish.
- Extract from : « Little Aliens » by Myra Kelly
- Not until he swings around and I gets a view of that nosy profile do I gasp any gasps.
- Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
Antonyms for nosy
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