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officious adj

Officious means too eager to give unwanted advice or help, often in a meddling way. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of officious

  • too eager to give unwanted advice or help, often in a meddling way

Usage examples of officious

An officious neighbor rearranged our tools without asking.

The clerk's officious advice delayed a simple application.

He became officious whenever guests tried to solve a problem themselves.

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