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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 definition: 1. too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance: 2…. Learn more.
1. : volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome. officious people who are always ready to offer unasked advice. 2. : informal, unofficial. officious conversations between foreign ministers. 3. archaic. : kind, obliging. b. : dutiful. officiously adverb. officiousness noun. Did you know?
Officious definition: objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome. See examples of OFFICIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of 'officious' Word Frequency. officious. (əfɪʃəs ) adjective. If you describe someone as officious, you are critical of them because they are eager to tell people what to do when you think they should not. [disapproval] They wouldn't welcome any officious interference from the police.
OFFICIOUS meaning: 1. too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance: 2…. Learn more.
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.
Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: an officious host; officious attention.
