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   nosy

   /ˈnəʊzi/

   adjective

   • 1. showing too much curiosity about other people's affairs: "nosy neighbours"

   verb

   • 1. pry into something: "they don't nosy into your business like some people"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘having a prominent nose’): from nose + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nosily adverb
   • 2. nosiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • Y

     4

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