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officiously
Variant of officious
adjective
- Obsolete ready to serve; obliging
- offering unnecessary and unwanted advice or services; meddlesome, esp. in a highhanded or overbearing way
- in diplomacy, unofficial or informal
Related Forms:
- officiously adverb
- officiousness noun
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