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Prying

Prying Meaning & Definition
Prying Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prying?

[n] offensive inquisitiveness
[adj] 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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Prying: curious | nosey | nosiness | nosy | snoopiness | snoopy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Prying:

See Also | curiousness | inquisitiveness

Prying In Webster's Dictionary

\Pry"ing\, a. Inspecting closely or impertinently. Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See {Inquisitive}.

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