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“more officious”
officious (adjective), more officious, most officious
Intruding and interfering with suggestions or actions that are not wanted or being annoyingly eager to do more than is required or needed: Officious people are considered to be "busybodies" who apparently think their opinions are wanted or desired even when others have no desire to be bothered.
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fac-, facil-, fact-, feas-, -feat, -fect, -feit, -facient, -faction, -fic-, -fy, -ficate, -fication
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-ous, -ious, -eous
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“more officious”
Volunteering services when they are neither asked for nor needed; intruding and interfering with suggestions or actions that are not wanted and are unnecessary. (3)
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Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
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