Definition of officious

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Officious (a.) Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.

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Inofficious :: Inofficious (a.) Indifferent to obligation or duty.
Overofficious :: Overofficious (a.) Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.
Nose :: Nose (v. i.) To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
Officious :: Officious (a.) Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
Talebearing :: Talebearing (n.) The act of informing officiously; communication of sectrts, scandal, etc., maliciously..
Inofficiously :: Inofficiously (adv.) Not-officiously.
Polypragmatical :: Polypragmatical (a.) Overbusy; officious.
Pragmatical :: Pragmatical (a.) Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome..
Pleaseman :: Pleaseman (n.) An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.
Busy :: Busy (a.) Officious; meddling; foolish active.
Meddlesome :: Meddlesome (a.) Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive.
Supersession :: Superserviceable (a.) Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired.
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..
Taleteller :: Taleteller (n.) One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler..
Intermeddle :: Intermeddle (v. i.) To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with.
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.
Talebearer :: Talebearer (n.) One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and makes mischief..
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..
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