nosy
adjective
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
Example Sentences
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Had Bob Crimo been nosier, he might have discovered that his quiet son was quite loquacious as his online persona named Awake The Rapper.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
Once the company’s got it, will Microsoft be tempted to ask for a bigger peek, just as Facebook has gradually gotten nosier with its user data?
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2016
Someone a little nosier would surely have pressed the exiled National Security Agency leaker on what he held back.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2014
Welcome to the world of real-time bidding, a cleverer and nosier way of selling advertising that is beginning to shake up the online media business.
From Economist ● May 5, 2011
‘Ah-haF cried the BFG, sitting up suddenly in his chair. ‘Now we is getting nosier than a parker!’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
