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officious Definition


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officious
adj
    1. Too ready to offer help or advice, etc, especially when it is not wanted; interfering.
      Thesaurus: meddling, obtrusive, interfering, impertinent; highhanded, self-important.
    2. In diplomacy: informal; unofficial.
Derivative: officiously
adverb
    Derivative: officiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin officiosus obliging or dutiful.



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