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officious

[uh-fish-uhs] / əˈfɪʃ əs /


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The former is heralded with a blast of horns; the latter guards its inner sanctum behind Tobie Windham’s officious sentry.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

It turned out Vance had left a lengthy trail of bizarre, officious comments about, well, a lot of things, but particularly female fertility and childlessness.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2025

From the moody and officious to the joker and the Buddhist, every canine companion I have worked with brought a distinct character to our partnership.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

They differed markedly from the more officious digital communications we periodically received.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2022

A voice is talking to her now, calm and officious.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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