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officiously

officiously adverb: in an officious manner.

Adverb

officiously (comparative more officiously, superlative most officiously)

  1. in an officious manner
    • Slipping then a pillow under me, that I might give him the fairest play, I guided officiously with my hand this furious battering ram, whose ruby head, presenting nearest the resemblance of a heart, I applied to its proper mark, which lay as finely elevated as we could wish1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC

Forms of officiously

comparativemore officiously
superlativemost officiously

Origin of officiously

From officious + -ly.

Questions about officiously

What does officiously mean?
Officiously means in an officious manner.
What part of speech is officiously?
Officiously is an adverb.

Words near officiously in the dictionary

  1. officing
  2. officing up
  3. officious
  4. officious intermeddler
  5. officious intermeddlers
  6. officiously
  7. officiousness
  8. officiousnesses
  9. officuh
  10. offie
  11. Offield

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