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officiousness

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of·fi·cious  (-fshs)
adj.
1. Marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others: an officious host; officious attention.
2. Informal; unofficial.
3. Archaic Eager to render services or help others.
[Latin officisus, obliging, dutiful, from officium, duty; see office.]
of·ficious·ly adv.
of·ficious·ness n.
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Noun1.officiousness - aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
intrusiveness, meddlesomeness
aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising
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His ease and cheerfulness rendered him a most agreeable addition to their evening party; and he bore with the ill-judged officiousness of the mother, and heard all her silly remarks with a forbearance and command of countenance particularly grateful to the daughter.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
Wickson exercised tremendous social power in the university town, and from them emanated the sentiment that I was a too-forward and self-assertive young woman with a mischievous penchant for officiousness and interference in other persons' affairs.
The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context
Sam and Andy ran and shouted,--dogs barked here and there,--and Mike, Mose, Mandy, Fanny, and all the smaller specimens on the place, both male and female, raced, clapped hands, whooped, and shouted, with outrageous officiousness and untiring zeal.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
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