"nosely" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more nosely [comparative], most nosely [superlative]
Etymology: From nose + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nose|ly}} nose + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} nosely (comparative more nosely, superlative most nosely)
  1. (nonstandard) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the nose or noses, nasal; nosey. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-nosely-en-adj-NBWdCmiH

Adverb

Forms: more nosely [comparative], most nosely [superlative]
Etymology: From nose + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nose|ly}} nose + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} nosely (comparative more nosely, superlative most nosely)
  1. (nonstandard) In a nosey or nasal manner; nasally. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-nosely-en-adv-Sm3bJikI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 20 80

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