Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention!
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Officious
Synonyms for "officious" (45 found)
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Adjective(5 words)
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Related words (22)
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‘It is essential that the nation become accustomed to managing its own affairs, so that it will emerge from this state of infancy in which an anxious and officious government attempts to keep the people’.
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The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
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