NOSY


Meaning of NOSY in English

adj. & n. (also nosey)

--adj. (nosier, nosiest)

1. colloq. inquisitve, prying.

2 having a large nose.

3 having a distinctive (good or bad) smell.

--n. (pl. -ies) a person with a large nose.

Phrases and idioms:

Nosy Parker esp. Brit. colloq. a busybody.

Derivatives:

nosily adv. nosiness n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.