nosy
adjective
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Shepard — a journalist who proudly described herself as “the nosiest person I know” — spent the early years of her career as a general-assignment reporter for the San Jose Mercury News.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2023
With its plans, the airport will phase out all traffic between midnight and 5 a.m., ban private jets and the nosiest planes and abandon a project for an additional runway.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Taken together, they conjure a detailed portrait of life in West Marin, especially the lives of its unluckiest, and nosiest, citizens.
From Slate ● May 27, 2015
Liverpool, which the King Emperor has known throughout his reign as England's second nosiest city, went down last week before Birmingham which is now the only English city except London with over 1,000.000 population.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mrs. Trent is the nosiest woman on the planet, and it doesn't help that the buildings in my neighborhood are only about fifteen feet apart.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
