Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle. · Having a large or elongated nose.
verb
To pry into something.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA look at something to satisfy one's curiosity. · A nose.
Etymology tree English nose Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nose Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English nosy From nose + -y (adjectival suffix), or from nose + -y (diminutive suffix).
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