The Only Use of
officious
in
Lord of the Flies
- There was pushing and pulling and officious cries.
p. 40.9officious = too eager to offer advice or opinions
Definitions:
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(1)
(officious) too eager to tell others what to do -- often regarding unimportant matters
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, officious can mean informal or unofficial as in "officious conversation between assistants." Even less commonly, it can be used in classic literature to refer to a desire to help others.