inquiring vs nosy

inquiring

adj
  • inquisitive 

noun
  • inquiry 

nosy

adj
  • Prying, inquisitive or curious in other’s affairs; tending to snoop or meddle. 

  • Having a large or elongated nose. 

verb
  • To pry into something. 

noun
  • A look at something to satisfy one's curiosity. 

How often have the words inquiring and nosy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )