officious

Example Sentences

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Stern and officious, the admiral scowled down at each Incorrigible.

From Literature

There is plenty of the sort of officious nit-picking beloved of sports authorities.

From New York Times

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

The case, however, made Comstock’s name synonymous with “prudery, Puritanism and officious meddling,” according to Broun and Leech.

From Los Angeles Times

Why not, “Today, we need spoons in the kitchen, the dining room and in many other places”? Chat depends on canned phrases and writes like a bureaucrat: It is formal and officious.

From Washington Post