Thou shalt not kill; but need'st not strive / Officiously to keep alive.
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Officiously
Synonyms for "officiously" (13 found)
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Adverb(3 words)
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Adverb(4 words)
Related words (6)
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6 entriesact officiouslybe officiously helpfulinterject officiouslyintervene officiouslymeddle officiouslyofficiously offer advice
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2 total sentences available.
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
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