Definition of officious

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Officious (a.) Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty..

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Busy :: Busy (a.) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Interloper :: Interloper (n.) One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously..
Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
Taleteller :: Taleteller (n.) One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler..
Officious :: Officious (a.) Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
Inofficiously :: Inofficiously (adv.) Not-officiously.
Pleaseman :: Pleaseman (n.) An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.
Intermeddle :: Intermeddle (v. i.) To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with.
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Indifferent to obligation or duty.
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Not officious; not civil or attentive.
Pragmatical :: Pragmatical (a.) Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome..
Talebearing :: Talebearing (a.) Telling tales officiously.
Talebearer :: Talebearer (n.) One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief..
Pickthank :: Pickthank (n.) One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively..
Overofficious :: Overofficious (a.) Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.
Meddlesome :: Meddlesome (a.) Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.
Pushing :: Pushing (a.) Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive..
Officious :: Officious (a.) Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty..
Maintenance :: Maintenance (n.) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See Champerty..
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