officious

of·fi·cious

adj \ə-ˈfi-shəs\

Definition of OFFICIOUS

1

archaic a : kind, obliging b : dutiful

2

: volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome

3

: informal, unofficial

— of·fi·cious·ly adverb

— of·fi·cious·ness noun

Examples of OFFICIOUS

1. <an officious little man who was always telling everyone else how to do their jobs>

Origin of OFFICIOUS

Latin officiosus, from officium service, office

First Known Use: 1565

Related to OFFICIOUS

Synonyms: busy, interfering, intruding, meddlesome, meddling, nosy (or nosey), obtrusive, intrusive, presuming, presumptuous, protrusive, prying, pushing, pushy, snoopy

Antonyms: unobtrusive

Related Words: bold, brazen, bumptious, impertinent, impudent, insolent, rude; invading, trespassing; curious, inquisitive; annoying, harassing, pestiferous; overbearing, superserviceable

Near Antonyms: hands-off; uninvolved; quiet, reclusive, reserved, reticent, retiring, silent, taciturn, withdrawn; inhibited, restrained, subdued

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Rhymes with OFFICIOUS

ambitious, auspicious, capricious, delicious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, nutritious, pernicious, propitious, pumiceous, seditious, sericeous, suspicious