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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
officiously is an adverb meaning "in an officious manner". It carries one recorded sense.
in an officious manner
“nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for officiously come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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