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🙄officious

adjective
/əˈfɪʃəs/
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Meaning

Excessively eager to offer unwanted help or advice; meddlesome.

Example Sentences

The officious guard kept interrupting the visitors with unnecessary instructions.

Synonyms

meddlesome, interfering, intrusive, bossy, overbearing

Antonyms

modest, reserved, unobtrusive

Collocations

officious behavior, officious manner, officious tone, officious interference

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