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English adjective: prying

1. prying offensively curious or inquisitive


SamplesCurious about the neighbor's doings.
He flipped through my letters in his nosy way.
Prying eyes.
The snoopy neighbor watched us all day.


Synonymsnosey, nosy, snoopy


Similarcurious


Antonymsincurious


English noun: prying

1. prying (cognition) offensive inquisitiveness


Synonymsnosiness, snoopiness


Broader (hypernym)curiousness, inquisitiveness









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