Officious

[Of*fi·cious]

Though officious sounds like official, it means being annoyingly eager to do more than is required. "The officious lunch lady made everyone's food choices her business, and made nasty comments when students chose cookies over carrots."

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Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.

Adjective S.
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people''s business"


a.
Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.

a.
Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.

a.
Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.


Officious

Of*fi"cious , a. [L. officiosus: cf.F. officieux. See Office.] 1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.]
If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more than as officious and venial one.
2. Disposed to serve; kind; obliging. [Archaic]
Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries Officious.
They were tolerably well bred, very officious, humane, and hospitable.
3. Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your services.
Syn. -- Impertinent; meddling. See Impertinent. -- Of*fi"cious*ly, adv. -- Of*fi"cious*ness, n.

Offing

Off"ing , n. [From Off.] That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.

Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.

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