busybody (noun)
31interloper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intruder, trespasser; meddler, interferer, intermeddler. See between. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. meddler, trespasser, encroacher, alien; see intruder . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. intruder, meddler …
32snoop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i., informal, pry; investigate, probe; meddle; play detective. n. snooper, pry; meddler, busybody. See curiosity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. busybody, eavesdropper, gossip. II v. spy, nose… …
33nos|y — «NOH zee», adjective, nos|i|er, nos|i|est, noun. Informal. –adj. prying or inquisitive: »He said that those of his followers who had chased nosy tax collectors out of their shops…were only fighting for their liberties (New Yorker). –n …
34List of British words not widely used in the United States — Differences between American and British English American English …
35pantopragmatic — /pan tə prag matˈik/ adjective Meddling in everybody s business noun A universal busybody ORIGIN: From an imaginary society portrayed by Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866) • • • pantopragmatˈics singular noun The science of universal benevolent… …
36Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …
37curiosity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Eagerness to learn Nouns 1. curiosity, curiousness; interest, thirst for knowledge; inquiring mind; inquisitiveness; meddling, nosiness; sightseeing; voyeurism; morbid curiosity, prurience. See… …
38inquiry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Search for information Nouns 1. inquiry, enquiry; question, request; search, research, quest, pursuit; examination, test, intelligence test; review, scrutiny, investigation, inspection, probe; trial,… …
39pragmatic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. practical, empirical; active, businesslike; materialistic, prosaic, pedantic, dogmatic, pedestrian. See utility. Ant., impractical. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. realistic, utilitarian, philistine,… …
40tattletale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gossip, blabbermouth; informer, snitch. See loquacity, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gossipy, garrulous, revealing; see talkative . n. Syn. informer, talebearer, tattler, busybody,… …
