Officiously

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an officious manner

    "Slipping then a pillow under me, that I might give him the fairest play, I guided officiously with my hand this furious battering ram, whose ruby head, presenting nearest the resemblance of a heart, I applied to its proper mark, which lay as finely elevated as we could wish"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an officious manner wordnet

Example

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"Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive / Officiously to keep alive."

Etymology

From officious + -ly.

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