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Officious Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Officious? [adj] intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Officious: busy \| busybodied \| interfering \| intrusive \| meddlesome \| meddling Related Terms \| Find terms related to Officious: aggressive \| bold \| busy \| busybody \| demanding \| dictatorial \| forward \| impertinent \| importunate \| inquisitive \| insistent \| interfering \| intruding \| intrusive \| meddlesome \| meddling \| nosy \| obtrusive \| persistent \| presumptuous \| prying \| pushing \| pushy \| self-appointed \| snoopy See Also \| Officious In Webster's Dictionary \Offi"cious\, a. [L. officiosus: cf.F. officieux. See {Office}.] 1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.] If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more than as officious and venial one. --Note on Gen. xxvii. (Douay version). 2. Disposed to serve; kind; obliging. [Archaic] Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries Officious. --Milton. They were tolerably well bred, very officious, humane, and hospitable. --Burke. 3. Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome. You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your services. --Shak. Syn: Impertinent; meddling. See {Impertinent}. -- {Offi"ciously}, adv. -- {Offi"cious*ness}, n.

Officious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Officious?

[adj] intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"

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Officious In Webster's Dictionary

\Of*fi"cious\, a. [L. officiosus: cf.F. officieux. See
{Office}.]
1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.]

         If there were any lie in the case, it could be no
         more than as officious and venial one. --Note on
                                               Gen. xxvii.
                                               (Douay
                                               version).

2. Disposed to serve; kind; obliging. [Archaic]

         Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries
         Officious.                            --Milton.

         They were tolerably well bred, very officious,
         humane, and hospitable.               --Burke.

3. Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in
   affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.

         You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your
         services.                             --Shak.

Syn: Impertinent; meddling. See {Impertinent}. --
     {Of*fi"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Of*fi"cious*ness}, n.

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