About The Word Prying
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Prying
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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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