officious
a . 多管闲事的,非官方的
多管闲事的,非官方的
officious adj 1 :
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner ; "
an interfering old woman "; "
bustling about self -
importantly making an officious nuisance of himself "; "
busy about other people '
s business " [
synonym : {
interfering },
{
meddlesome }, {
meddling }, {
officious }, {
busy },
{
busybodied }]
Officious \
Of *
fi "
cious \,
a . [
L .
officiosus :
cf .
F .
officieux .
See {
Office }.]
1 .
Pertaining to ,
or being in accordance with ,
duty . [
R .]
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If there were any lie in the case ,
it could be no more than an officious and venial one . --
Note on Gen .
xxvii .
(
Douay version ).
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2 .
Disposed to serve ;
kind ;
obliging . [
Archaic ]
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Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries Officious . --
Milton .
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They were tolerably well bred ,
very officious ,
humane ,
and hospitable . --
Burke .
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3 .
Importunately interposing services ;
intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern ;
meddlesome .
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You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your services . --
Shak .
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Syn :
Impertinent ;
meddling .
See {
Impertinent }.
[
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Of *
fi "
cious *
ly },
adv . --
{
Of *
fi "
cious *
ness },
n .
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25 Moby Thesaurus words for "
officious ":
aggressive ,
bold ,
busy ,
busybody ,
demanding ,
dictatorial ,
forward ,
impertinent ,
importunate ,
inquisitive ,
insistent ,
interfering ,
intruding ,
intrusive ,
meddlesome ,
meddling ,
nosy ,
obtrusive ,
persistent ,
presumptuous ,
prying ,
pushing ,
pushy ,
self -
appointed ,
snoopy
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