nosy
See also: носы
English
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈnəʊziː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. enPR: nō'-zē, IPA(key): /ˈnoʊzi/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
nosy (comparative nosier or more nosy, superlative nosiest or most nosy)
- Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle.
- They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.
- Having a large or elongated nose.
- 1962, Paul Engle, Golden Child, page 25:
- "Look at you, a handsome man of thirty, with thick brown hair and a nosy nose and enormous feet and hands that can drive a team of horses or a yoke of oxen or," she hesitated in a brief shyness, and then went on, "a loving wife."
- 1971, William Cooper, You want the right frame of reference, page 22:
- She had the same sort of handsome, square-cut features as Timothy, with the difference that her nose was small and short — it was obvious that Timothy got his thick dark hair, his brown eyes and his nosy nose from his father, that vigorous impresario who had died suddenly of a a heart-attack, his first, two years before the War began.
- 1982, Art Journal - Volumes 42-43, page 322:
- The problem is particularly acute in caricature when a variety of divergent features is forced into a precarious union, when a "nosy" nose is trying to get along with a hesitant mouth and vigilant eyebrows.
- 2005, R. G. Crouch, The Coat: The Origin and Times of Doggett's Famous Wager, page 99:
- Nosy in his looks by the large hooked proboscis, which dominated his face, as well as by character, Ebenezer wanted, perhaps even needed, to know everyone's business.
Synonyms
Translations
prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle
having a large nose
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Noun
nosy (plural nosies)
- (UK, slang) A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity.
- I might wander down to the construction site for a nosy at what they're building.
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
nosy
Malagasy
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nusa. Compare Malay nusa.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
nosy
- island (area of land completely surrounded by water)
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
nosy m inan
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