pry
verb
[ prʌɪ ]
• inquire too closely into a person's private affairs.
• "sorry, I didn't mean to pry"
Similar:
inquire impertinently into,
investigate impertinently,
be inquisitive about,
be curious about,
poke about in,
poke around in,
ferret (about) in,
ferret (around) in,
delve into,
eavesdrop on,
listen in on,
mind someone else's business,
be a busybody,
tap someone's phone,
spy on,
interfere in,
meddle in,
intrude on,
scrutinize,
probe,
stick/poke one's nose in/into,
be nosy (about),
nose into,
snoop about in,
snoop round in,
snoop around in,
stickybeak,
inquisitive,
curious,
busybody,
probing,
spying,
eavesdropping,
impertinent,
interfering,
meddling,
meddlesome,
intrusive,
nosy,
snooping,
snoopy,
nebby,
busy,
Opposite:
mind one's own business,
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘peer inquisitively’): of unknown origin.
pry
verb
• another term for prise.
• "he pried his left leg free"
Origin:
early 19th century: from the verb prise, interpreted as pries, third person singular of the present tense.
