Officiousness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Officiousness is a noun meaning The quality of being officious.
Meaning
The quality of being officious.
Example Sentences
emulatory officiousness
Mrs Palmer, and her furbelowed daughters-in-law, who will probably carry enough of the scarlet fever about them, to remind you unpleasantly of the officiousness which preserved the lives of three daughters, when two might have been parted with advantageously enough.
Word Forms
- officiousnesses
Synonyms for officiousness
Depending on context, synonyms include beadledom, meddlesomeness, intrusiveness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meddlesomeness, intrusiveness, inofficiosity, inofficiousness, unofficiousness, overniceness.
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