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Officious vs Unmannerly - What's the difference?

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Officious is a related term of unmannerly.


As adjectives the difference between officious and unmannerly

is that officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please while unmannerly is not mannerly.

As an adverb unmannerly is

in a way that is not mannerly.

officious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please
  • Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services

    • Derived terms

    * officious intermeddler

    unmannerly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not mannerly.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a way that is not mannerly.
  • * Shakespeare
    • their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore