officious

officious englannista suomeksi

1. virkaintoinen, neuvoja tyrkyttävä

1. virkaintoinen, tungetteleva

officious englanniksi

1. Obliging, attentive, eager to please.

2. (RQ:Austen Pride and Prejudice)

3. (quote-journal)|journal=History of Political Thought|volume=19|location=Exeter|publisher=Imprint Academic|year=1998|page=249|pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=m0AIZdFJaq4C&q=officious|passage=‘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’.

4. Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.

5. (RQ:Heller Catch-22)