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She plays the role of a well-meaning but officious classmate who thinks she knows what's best for everyone.officious = too eager to tell others what to do
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He rushes from office to office making an officious nuisance of himself.
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There was pushing and pulling and officious cries. (source)officious = too eager to offer advice or opinions
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They are one of the most unpleasant races in the Galaxy—not actually evil, but bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous. (source)officious = too eager to tell others what to do
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She only perceived that Anne had made a very thorough apology and all resentment vanished from her kindly, if somewhat officious, heart. (source)officious = too eager to offer advice or opinions
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But, however, I soon found it would not do; he was bent upon going, and as I hate to be worrying and officious, I said no more; (source)
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It had struck her as comically officious then, hearing his full name uttered.† (source)officious = too eager to tell others what to do
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'Next?' barked Milo's deputy mayor officiously.† (source)officiously = in the manner of someone too eager to tell others what to do
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A lieutenant stood up and, with solemn officiousness, warned the men to behave themselves.† (source)officiousness = the qualify of being too eager to tell others what to dostandard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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Arthur Dowling was watching A Christmas Carol because his wife, the most officious member of the Town Library Board, was steering her humorless self through the chore of being the Ghost of Christmas Past.† (source)officious = too eager to tell others what to do
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The woman softened, looked at her slightly less officiously.† (source)officiously = in the manner of someone too eager to tell others what to do
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Now —" to me, with a mock show of officiousness—"small word in private.† (source)officiousness = the qualify of being too eager to tell others what to do
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Wendy didn't much care for Ullman or his officious, ostentatiously bustling manner.† (source)officious = too eager to tell others what to do
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Hendriks cleared his throat officiously.† (source)officiously = in the manner of someone too eager to tell others what to do
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Whether she was really an agent of the Thought Police, or simply an amateur spy actuated by officiousness, hardly mattered.† (source)officiousness = the qualify of being too eager to tell others what to do
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The invaders in their officious and sensible way had brought prosperity to the city, and it had never stopped growing larger than its boundaries.† (source)officious = too eager to tell others what to do
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