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What is "officious" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does officious mean in English? Meaning of officious definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "officious" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "officious": intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Adjective

  • Meaning: intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  • Example: an interfering old woman bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself busy about other people's business
  • Synonyms: busy busybodied interfering meddlesome meddling officious
  • Similar: intrusive
  • Adjective: (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to pleaseOffensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services

    • Synonyms:

    busy, forward, impertinent, inquisitive, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, obtrusive, opinionated, pragmatic, pushy, rude, interfering, overzealous,

    Antonyms:

    timid, modest, shy,

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