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Nosy vs Meddling - What's the difference?

nosy | meddling |

As adjectives the difference between nosy and meddling

is that nosy is prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle while meddling is that meddles.

As a noun meddling is

action of the verb meddle .

As a verb meddling is

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nosy

English

Alternative forms

* nosey

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle
    • They built tall fences, yet the nosy neighbors always seemed to know everything about them.

    Synonyms

    * interfering * kibitzing * meddlesome

    Anagrams

    * ----

    meddling

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That meddles.

    • Synonyms

    * annoying

    Derived terms

    * meddlingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb meddle .
  • * 1835 , William Osburn, Doctrinal Errors of the Apostolical and Early Fathers (page 30)
    • It had been well, if these dishonest meddlings with existing books had stopped here.

    Verb

    (head)