officious

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

16th Century, from Latin officiōsus (“kindly”), from officium (“service”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Rhymes: -ɪʃəs

Adjective[edit]

officious (comparative more officious, superlative most officious)

(obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please
Offensively intrusive or interfering

Derived terms[edit]

officious intermeddler

Translations[edit]

offensively intrusive or interfering

Finnish: virkaintoinen (fi), tungetteleva (fi)
Norwegian: offisiøs (no)

Spanish: entrometido (es), inoportuno (es)

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