snoopily
In meddlesome fashion
In a prying or nosy manner, intruding into matters that aren't one's business: She snoopily read through his text messages while he was in the shower.
The word carries a note of sneakiness—someone acting snoopily tries not to get caught.
In an encroaching manner
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- presumptuouslyWith unwarranted boldness
- impertinentlyIn a disrespectful manner
- intrusivelyIn a meddling manner
obtrusively · brazenly · forwardly · unwelcomely · tactlessly · impudently · officiously · meddlesomely
Intrusively inquisitive
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- gossipingTalking about absent people
- peepingLooking through cracks
- rummagingSearching by moving things
overhearing · spying · busybody · tattling · sleuthing · stickybeak · sneaking · poking around
With lack of confidence
- warilyWith watchful caution
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
- watchfullyIn an observant manner
- guardedlyWith protective caution
cautiously · questioningly · doubtfully · mistrustfully · dubiously · leery · disbelievingly · apprehensively
In a questioning manner
- inquiringlyIn a questioning manner
- probinglyIn a searching manner
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
wonderingly · keenly · analytically · perceptively · observantly · attentively · studiously · piercingly
invasively
In an encroaching manner
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- presumptuouslyWith unwarranted boldness
- impertinentlyIn a disrespectful manner
intrusively · obtrusively · brazenly · forwardly · unwelcomely · tactlessly · impudently · officiously · meddlesomely · disrespectfully
prying
Intrusively inquisitive
- eavesdroppingSecretly listening to others
- gossipingTalking about absent people
- peepingLooking through cracks
rummaging · overhearing · spying · busybody · tattling · sleuthing · stickybeak · sneaking · poking around · listening in
distrustfully
With lack of confidence
- warilyWith watchful caution
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
- watchfullyIn an observant manner
guardedly · cautiously · questioningly · doubtfully · mistrustfully · dubiously · leery · disbelievingly · apprehensively · cynically
inquisitively
In a questioning manner
- inquiringlyIn a questioning manner
- probinglyIn a searching manner
- searchinglyIn a probing manner
questioningly · wonderingly · keenly · analytically · perceptively · observantly · attentively · studiously · piercingly · penetratingly
snoopilyrespectfully
In a deferential way
discreetly · tactfully · considerately · unobtrusively · politely
snoopilyopenly
Without hiding anything
directly · forthrightly · transparently · candidly · overtly
- snooping aroundCovert informal investigation