Officious
[ə'fɪʃəs]
Definition
(a.) Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.
(a.) Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.
(a.) Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Meddlesome, interfering, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy, pragmatical.
Checked by Elton
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Meddling, interfering, pushing, forward, intrusive, intermeddling
ANT:Backward, negligent, remiss, unofficious, retiring, modest, backward
Editor: Louise
Definition
adj. too forward in offering services: overkind: intermeddling.—adv. Offic′iously.—n. Offic′iousness.
Editor: Lorna
Examples
- But their officious inquisitiveness was not gratified. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In his absence she was a still personage, but with him the most officious, fidgety little body possible. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You are rather disposed to call his interference officious? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I should think my attendance must seem strange, officious? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You don't know how the cursed carelessness that is over-officious in helping me at every other turning of my life, WON'T help me here. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The fact is, that you were sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- How dare you go and poke your officious nose into my family affairs? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention! Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I was in the mood for being useful, or at least officious, I think, for I now drew near him again. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Editor: Lorna