Definition of officious

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

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Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
Meddler :: Meddler (n.) One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.
Busybody :: Busybody (n.) One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of others; a meddling person.
Officious :: Officious (a.) Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.
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.) Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty..
Talebearing :: Talebearing (a.) Telling tales officiously.
Pushing :: Pushing (a.) Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive..
Officious :: Officious (a.) Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Not officious; not civil or attentive.
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Indifferent to obligation or duty.
Pragmatical :: Pragmatical (a.) Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome..
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.
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..
Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance..
Polypragmatical :: Polypragmatical (a.) Overbusy; officious.
Meddlesome :: Meddlesome (a.) Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.
Nose :: Nose (v. i.) To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
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