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nosiness

/noh-zee/US // ˈnoʊ zi //UK // (ˈnəʊzɪ) //

八卦,闲聊,八卦之心,八卦心

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    nos·i·er, nos·i·est.

    • : unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.

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Examples

  • In fact, nosiness and prying are unbecoming at any time, and in no one more than in a military officer.

  • It was best not to rouse any deeper suspicions by openly noticing her wifely nosiness.