nosy
adjective
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
nosiness
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a word derived from
nosy.
Example Sentences
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For those watching with an understandable sense of nosiness, this isn't actually filmed in Meghan's own home in Montecito.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2025
The question about what’s happening in Venus’s interior isn’t just a matter of neighborly nosiness.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2023
But it’s charmingly true to the character, who in retrospect has the kind of insistent energy, nosiness and thirst for attention that makes him perfect for late-night.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020
Rather than nosiness, the scoop is shared out of care for one another, with group members in the high-risk age category for severe COVID-19 symptoms.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2020
Now he has a degree to certify his nosiness.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
