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    officious - Dictionary definition and meaning for word officious

    Definition
    (adj) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
    Example Sentence
    • an interfering old woman
    • bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself
    • busy about other people's business
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for officious

OFFICIOUS,the first part of the word sounds similar to office. Imagine a government office where people poke their nose in other's affairs, they are INTERFERING.

Offi(in offices)+cious(curious).. in offices ppl vl be curious for promotions so they vil be pushy in offering services

excessive eagerness to do OFFicial work of OFFering service or advice..

In an office, people are always poking into (meddling with) others affairs, in a irritating manner.

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Imagine a police OFFICER that was so OFFICIOUS on the highway he made a car stop for several hours

Off-ish in the office = because they're pushy with their services to get a promotion

read off as offering and cious as service so one hu offer his service

inclined towards making our mood off - OFFIng eaCh and every 1 Of US

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