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officious

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/əˈfɪʃəs/ · of-fi-cious

Eager to offer help or advice, often in a way that is intrusive or meddlesome.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Eager to offer help or advice, often in a way that is intrusive or meddlesome.

مدد کرنے یا مشورہ دینے کی خواہش رکھنا، اکثر ایسے طریقے سے جو مخل ہو یا بیجا ہو۔

فضول

fazool

Formal: غیر ضروری

Synonyms

meddlesomeintrusiveimpertinentمداخلتیفضولبیجا

Antonyms

reserveddiscreetunobtrusiveخاموشاحتیاطیغیر مداخلتی

Common Collocations

  • officious behavior
  • officious remarks
  • officious attitude

Example Sentences

The officious clerk tried to meddle in the private affairs of the employees.

فضول کلرک نے ملازمین کے نجی معاملات میں مداخلت کرنے کی کوشش کی۔

Fazool clerk ne mulazimeen ke najj maamlaat mein mudakhlat karne ki koshish ki.

Her officiousness often annoyed her friends.

اس کی فضولیت اکثر اس کے دوستوں کو تنگ کرتی تھی۔

Us ki fazooliyat aksar us ke doston ko tang karti thi.

The manager was warned against his officious intervention in team matters.

مینجر کو ٹیم کے معاملات میں اپنی فضول مداخلت کے خلاف خبردار کیا گیا۔

Manager ko team ke maamlaat mein apni fazool mudakhlat ke khilaf khabardaar kiya gaya.

Easily Confused With

official:While 'officious' implies intrusive eagerness to help, 'official' refers to something authorized or relating to an office.

Word Family

officiously
adverbفضول طریقے سے
officiousness
nounفضولیت

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'office' where someone is always trying to help too much.

Imagine a busy office with a person constantly offering unsolicited advice.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "officiosus" — obliging, useful

First known use: 15th century

The word 'officious' comes from the Latin term 'officiosus', which means 'characterized by service or duty', evolving to imply someone who is overly eager to offer help in a way that is intrusive.