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Meanings of officious in inglês
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner.
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Usage of officious in inglês
1
You are of a mind to think of my question as officious?
2
Here, now was this pack of officious idiots blundering in upon him.
3
The case was not clear enough to justify so officious a step.
4
Some oaf in a terminal staff suit uniform, officious smile in place.
5
Now, a spiritually enlightened understanding may be officious in prayer these ways-
6
In silence, without a word of thanks for this officious warning, Mdlle.
7
The papers are very officious, and these other people are simply impertinent.
8
Wendy didn't much care for Ullman or his officious, ostentatiously bustling manner.
9
The next day he spent cleaning stables, under a particularly officious corporal.
10
I must be kept at too great a distance to be officious.
11
He affected cheerful acceptance of my somewhat officious proposal to accompany him.
12
She was still stunning, but there was an officious air to her.
13
It seemed to him that the squire's kindness was a trifle officious.
14
They consider it as officious, troublesome, and even embarrassing, on some occasions.
15
Was it strange if she were officious, with such relief in prospect?
16
Had she been too officious in welcoming him to his own home?
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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