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Vinony

nosey

adjective

  1. curious, prying, inquisitive; nosy
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /nəʊzi/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosey From nose + -y.

  1. Alternative spelling of nosy.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosey From nose + -y.

  1. Alternative spelling of nosy.

    “Harry and Ron both leapt out of their beds and wrenched the two elves apart, though they continued to try to kick and punch each other, egged on by Peeves, who swooped around the lamp squealing, ‘Stick your fingers up his nosey, draw his cork and pull his earsies –’”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosey From nose + -y.

  1. Alternative spelling of nosy.