officious

In obsolete terms the difference between officious and imperious

is that officious is obliging, attentive, eager to please while imperious is imperial or regal.

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 is a related term of meddlesome.

As adjectives the difference between officious and meddlesome

is that officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please while meddlesome is inclined or having a tendency to meddle or interfere in other people's business.

Officious is a synonym of meddling.

As adjectives the difference between officious and meddling

is that officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please while meddling is that meddles.

As a noun meddling is

action of the verb meddle .

As a verb meddling is

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As adjectives the difference between importunate and officious

is that importunate is of a demand: persistent or pressing, often annoyingly so while officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please.

As a verb importunate

is (rare) to importune, or to obtain by importunity.

As adjectives the difference between solicitous and officious

is that solicitous is disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful while officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please.

As adjectives the difference between officious and continual

is that officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please while continual is recurring in steady, rapid succession.

As adjectives the difference between offish and officious

is that offish is aloof while officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please.

As adjectives the difference between officious and overbearing

is that officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please while overbearing is overly bossy, domineering, or arrogant.

As adjectives the difference between fastidious and officious

is that fastidious is excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness while officious is (obsolete) obliging, attentive, eager to please.