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SNOOPY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fictional beagle in a comic strip drawn by Charles Schulz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensively curious or inquisitive

Example:

the snoopy neighbor watched us all day

Synonyms:

nosey; nosy; prying; snoopy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

curious (eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns))

Derivation:

snoop (a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others)

snoopiness (offensive inquisitiveness)

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