Definitions for officiously

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. officiously(adverb)

    in an officious manner

    "nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty"

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  1. officiously(Adverb)

    in an officious manner


Translations for officiously

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

officiously(adverb)

offering help etc in order to interfere

His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house.

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