prying
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pry·ing
(prī′ĭng)adj.
Insistently or impertinently curious or inquisitive: ignored the prying journalists' questions.
pry′ing·ly adv.
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prying
(ˈpraɪɪŋ)adj
intrusively curious
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pry•ing
(ˈpraɪ ɪŋ)adj.
impertinently or unnecessarily curious or inquisitive.
[1950–55]
pry′ing•ly, adv.
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Noun | 1. | prying - offensive inquisitiveness curiousness, inquisitiveness - a state of active curiosity |
Adj. | 1. | prying - offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" curious - eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" |
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prying
adjective inquisitive, spying, curious, interfering, meddling, intrusive, eavesdropping, snooping (informal), snoopy (informal), impertinent, nosy (informal), meddlesome She's a nasty, prying busybody.
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prying
adj → neugierig
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prying
[ˈpraɪɪŋ] adj → curioso/a, indiscreto/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995