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(obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please. / Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.

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officious

Source Word

officious

obsolete

(obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please. / Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.

Japanese Meaning

（古い用法）親切で気配りが行き届き、他人に喜んでもらうことに意欲的な性質 / （現代用法）不必要に立ち入って、助言やサービスを押し付ける、余計なお世話な態度

The officious attendant anticipated every guest's needs and smoothed each arrival with an obliging efficiency.

その好意的で気配りのある係員は、来客のあらゆる要望を予測し、喜んで応対して到着を円滑にした。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.

Sense（2）

Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.

Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention!

more officious

（ comparative ）

most officious

（ superlative ）