How do you pronounce officious?

officious is pronounced as /əˈfɪʃəs/.

🙄officious

adjective

/əˈfɪʃəs/

Excessively eager to offer unwanted help or advice; meddlesome.

The officious guard kept interrupting the visitors with unnecessary instructions.

meddlesome, interfering, intrusive, bossy, overbearing

modest, reserved, unobtrusive

officious behavior, officious manner, officious tone, officious interference

relating to the adoption of a child or the act of taking something as one’s own

having a lot of money or valuable possessions; abundant in nutrients or flavor

Serving as a means of pursuing an aim or policy; helpful

in a state of confusion or agitation

existing or happening over a large area or among many people

Having the characteristics of a master or authority; commanding and dignified.