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officious
[ uh-fish-uhs ]
adjective
- objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome:
My brother-in-law is so officious that he can be unbearable.
Antonyms: retiring
- marked by or proceeding from such forwardness:
officious interference.
- Obsolete. ready to serve; obliging.
officious
/ əˈfɪʃəs /
adjective
- unnecessarily or obtrusively ready to offer advice or services
- marked by such readiness
- diplomacy informal or unofficial
- obsolete.attentive or obliging
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ofˈficiousness, noun
- ofˈficiously, adverb
Other Words From
- of·ficious·ly adverb
- of·ficious·ness noun
- over·of·ficious adjective
- over·of·ficious·ly adverb
- over·of·ficious·ness noun
- super·of·ficious adjective
- super·of·ficious·ly adverb
- super·of·ficious·ness noun
- unof·ficious adjective
- unof·ficious·ly adverb
- unof·ficious·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of officious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of officious1
Example Sentences
This will minimize your contact with the person in question and, as an added bonus, annoy her as being bureaucratic and officious.
Catton never shows, she tells, wagging on in the most officious way.
His likely successor, Ayman al-Zawahri, is cold, plodding, and officious.
The officious friend joined the family too, and he held up his hands in horror when he heard of it.
But she made herself so intensely and disagreeably officious that his patience was sorely tried.
The report was merely the outcome of the officious meddling of his physician, Addington, and one of Bute's friends.
It had been moved by officious servants; doubtless the contents had been put in the wardrobe.
With my officious informant, I had every inclination to pick a quarrel.
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