1. in a manner that shows excessive curiosity about other people’s private affairs

Examples

• She looked pryingly at the unopened letter on his desk.
• The neighbor asked pryingly about their financial situation.
• He stared pryingly through the window at the family next door.
• The reporter questioned pryingly about the celebrity’s personal life.
• She pryingly examined every detail of their conversation.
• The gossip columnist wrote pryingly about the politician’s marriage.