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Definition of "officiously" []

  • In an officious manner (adverb)

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Use "officiously" in a sentence
  • "What I did not love -- and in fact really, really hated -- was being penned in by cops onto narrow sidewalks and into really crowded spaces by New York's finest -- who seemed to enjoy strolling back and forth officiously in the wide empty streets greeting each other as though is was old home week."
  • "No, I simply whipped out the copies of everything, all of which were stamped, officiously, by the person who took all the originals from me some five weeks early."
  • "“Mrs. Gwyn, that will be five shillings for tardiness,” Mr. Booth called out officiously."