Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.
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- adjective Excessively
officious or inclined tomeddle .
Etymologies
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over- + officious
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Examples
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The Bavarian was overofficious when he insisted Nuri Sahin retake his penalty – the Turkish midfielder missed, didn't see another blatant penalty for the home side and completely messed up in the last minute of added time when he falsely awarded a Antonio Da Silva free-kick that led to the equaliser.
Köln in meltdown as Zvonimir Soldo is shown the door Raphael Honigstein 2010
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Never give nostrums overofficious friends may suggest.
Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele
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