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Officious vs Unofficious - What's the difference?

officious | unofficious |

As adjectives the difference between officious and unofficious

is that officious is obliging, attentive, eager to please while unofficious is not officious.

officious

English

Adjective

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

    • Derived terms

    * officious intermeddler

    unofficious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not officious.