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- noun The property of being
nosy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun offensive inquisitiveness
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Examples
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My 'nosiness' led me to a dozen of rooms in the hospital.
News 2010
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Dismissing Azhar's claim as mere "nosiness", Mujahid also took him to task for his role in the
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"There are fun ways where Teri's nosiness and rudeness actually is something that's positive."
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Rear Window (1954) -- After breaking his leg on the job, photojournalist Jeff Jeffries (James Stewart) must pass the sweltering New York summer looking out his apartment window -- into his neighbors' windows -- and his natural nosiness causes him to study a battling couple across the courtyard.
John Farr: 10 Classic Movies That Turn Up the Heat for Summer John Farr 2011
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Whatever the case, whatever the solution, Isabels combination of spirit, smarts, curiosity, empathy and unabashed nosiness guarantees a delightful adventure.
The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday by Alexander Mccall Smith: Book summary 2010
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It was Cassidy, a look of concern masking nosiness.
The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011
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When it is then in the focus of a television camera, the nosiness then becomes an all-consuming addiction.
Kate Gosselin probably can't answer these questions | EW.com 2009
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"There are fun ways where Teri's nosiness and rudeness actually is something that's positive."
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Curiosity moved my leg; nosiness dug the legs of the spectacles from under the ground.
Acceptance Gill Hoffs 2011
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Rear Window (1954) -- After breaking his leg on the job, photojournalist Jeff Jeffries (James Stewart) must pass the sweltering New York summer looking out his apartment window -- into his neighbors' windows -- and his natural nosiness causes him to study a battling couple across the courtyard.
John Farr: 10 Classic Movies That Turn Up the Heat for Summer John Farr 2011
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