overofficious

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adjective

Excessively officious or inclined to meddle.

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Meanings

adjectiveoverofficious (comparative more overofficious, superlative most overofficious)

comparative more overofficious · superlative most overofficious

  1. Excessively officious or inclined to meddle.

    over-officious Truth

    1697, Jeremy Collier, Essays upon Several Moral Subjects

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
superserviceable

Origin

From over- + officious.

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APA

overofficious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overofficious

MLA

“overofficious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overofficious. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overofficious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overofficious.

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