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Definition of: officious
(ə·fish′əs) adjective
1. Unduly forward in offering one's services.
2. Obtrusive and interfering; meddling with what is not one's concern.
3. Obs. Disposed to serve or oblige; friendly. See synonyms under MEDDLESOME. [<L officiosus obliging <officium OFFICE]
—of·fi′cious·ly adverb
—of·fi′cious·ness noun
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