Pronounced: JAH-kuhnd, adj
Notes: This was a borderline case; I was a little familiar with the word
Yesterday’s phrase
The phrase Paul Pry is “an excessively inquisitive person”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1800s
Background / Comments
I have a recollection of running across our word somewhere. For some reason, I think our word is more common in the UK; I am used to “nosy parker” in the US. Our word comes from the comedy play Paul Pry by John Poole.
Richard's Vocabulary Word-of-the-Day 