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officious

adjective

«officious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Officious means too eager to give help or orders when nobody asked for them. tree →
Officious describes a person who behaves as if they are in charge. tree →

In the lessons

in stories an officious servant fusses over someone with too much attention, often to please a master

Examples

The officious clerk kept telling us what to do. tree →
The officious guard checked every bag twice. tree →
Her officious helpers filled his cup again and again. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «officious» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«officious» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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