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- Dictionaryofficious/əˈfɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters: "the security people were very officious"
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Officious means too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
OFFICIOUS meaning: 1. too eager to tell people what to do...
- Znaczenie Officious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
OFFICIOUS definicja: 1. too eager to tell people what to do...
- Translate to Traditional Chinese
OFFICIOUS translate: 愛指手畫腳的，愛發號施令的;自以為是的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Officious means volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed, or intruding into others' affairs. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and origin of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Officious is a tricky word as it seems like it might mean something like office or official. Instead, it is a word to describe someone that acts more official than they actually are. People who are officious are busybodies. They want to make their opinions known and followed, despite not having any kind of real power.
Officious means eager to tell people what to do when you think they should not. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation, usage and origin from Collins Dictionary.
Officious means too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from various sources.
Officious means objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome. Learn the origin, antonyms, and derived forms of officious, and see how to use it in a sentence.
Officious means too ready to tell people what to do or to use the power you have to give orders. It is a disapproving adjective that can describe someone like an officious traffic warden.
