officious
11officious — officiously, adv. officiousness, n. /euh fish euhs/, adj. 1. objectionably aggressive in offering one s unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person. 2. marked by or proceeding from such forwardness:… …
12officious — See official, officious …
13officious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. interfering, meddlesome, obtrusive, pushy, presumptuous; bossy. See between, authority, severity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. interfering, self important, impertinent; see meddlesome , rude 2 . III… …
14officious — of|fi|cious [əˈfıʃəs] adj too eager to tell people what to do used to show disapproval ▪ an officious traffic warden >officiously adv >officiousness n [U] …
15officious — of|fi|cious [ ə fıʃəs ] adjective showing an annoying tendency to take your position or status too seriously: I didn t feel like arguing with that officious man at the airport. ╾ of|fi|cious|ly adverb ╾ of|fi|cious|ness noun uncount …
16officious — adjective too eager to tell people what to do: An officious little guard came and told me not to whistle in the museum. officiously adverb officiousness noun (U) …
17officious — adjective I try to avoid their officious salesclerks Syn: self important, bumptious, self assertive, overbearing, overzealous, domineering, opinionated, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling; informal pushy, bossy Ant: self effacing …
18officious — UK [əˈfɪʃəs] / US adjective showing disapproval showing an annoying tendency to take your position or status too seriously An officious traffic warden had decided to give me a parking ticket. Derived word: officiously adverb …
19officious — /əˈfɪʃəs / (say uh fishuhs) adjective 1. forward in tendering or obtruding one s services upon others. 2. marked by or proceeding from such forwardness: officious interference. 3. Obsolete ready to serve. {Latin officiōsus obliging, dutiful}… …
20officious intermeddler — of·fi·cious in·ter·med·dler /ə fi shəs ˌin tər med əl ər/ n: one who unnecessarily meddles in the affairs of another and then seeks restitution or compensation for the beneficial results but who is barred from receiving it Merriam Webster’s… …
