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nosy

1 adjective
     
nos‧y1 , nosey comparative nosier, superlative nosiest
always wanting to find out things that do not concern you, especially other people's private affairs:
Don't be so nosy!
a nosy neighbor
—nosiness noun [uncountable]
—nosily adverb
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