PRYING


Meaning of PRYING in English

adjective

Etymology: from present participle of pry (I)

: inspecting closely or impertinently : officiously curious : peeping

will not bare my soul to their shallow prying eyes — Oscar Wilde

adopt a prying , suspicious, inquisitorial attitude — Orient Book World

Synonyms: see curious

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