But is it a craven love of hierarchy, or a polite but bloody-minded nosiness? |
Is it boredom, morbid curiosity or just a downright nosiness to see how unfavourably other people's lives compare? |
With all of David's prodding, Selina found herself slipping up and mistaking his nosiness for actual interest in her, though he said otherwise. |
Now, when her friends and parents incessantly inquire as to whether or not she's getting out and meeting new people, there's a method to their nosiness. |
In The Trouble With Goats and Sheep, the disappearance of a local woman, Mrs Creasy, causes a small community already suffering a heatwave almost to combust from pure nosiness. |
His inherent nosiness, his interest in people, made him a great reporter. |