pry | (noun) a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge | Synonyms: crowbar, pry bar, wrecking bar |
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(verb) be nosey | - |
(verb) to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open | Synonyms: jimmy, lever, prise, prize |
(verb) make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | Synonyms: prise |
(verb) search or inquire in a meddlesome way | Synonyms: horn in, intrude, nose, poke |
prying | (adjective) offensively curious or inquisitive | Synonyms: nosey, nosy, snoopy |
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(noun) offensive inquisitiveness | Synonyms: nosiness, snoopiness |
pryingly | (adverb) in a curious and prying manner | - |
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