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officious
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
officious
(adjective)
officious
/ə
ˈ
fɪʃəs/
adjective
officious
/ə
ˈ
fɪʃəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OFFICIOUS
[
more officious; most officious
]
disapproving
—
used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell other people what to do in a way that is not wanted or needed
After the boss told his workers what to do, his
officious
assistant stepped in to supervise.
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— officiously
adverb
He
officiously
shouted orders at the workers.
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