Both Uses of
officious
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'Here he is, please sir,' rejoined twenty officious voices.†
Chpt 8 *
- But Sir Mulberry Hawk was not to be so easily repulsed, for he advanced with extended hand; and Mrs Nickleby officiously informing Kate of this circumstance, she was obliged to extend her own.†
Chpt 27
Definition:
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(officious) too eager to tell others what to do -- often regarding unimportant matters