English to German Meaning of officious - übereifrig

Officious :

übereifrig

adjective

übereifrig, nach vorne, unbefugt, ohne Lizenz, inkompetent, unberechtigt, unberechtigte, gereizt, Vorteil, Vokal, schnippisch, aufdringlich, aggressiv, vorausgesetzt, ungerufen für

Officious :: übereifrigOfficiously :: officiouslyOfficiousness :: Dienstbeflissenheit

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Definitions of officious in English

Adjective(1) intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner

Examples of officious in English

(1) I was stopped at the University gates by an officious guard who asked me for my faculty card.(2) These officious intermeddlers from Hollywood have no regard for baseball or its rich history of patriotism, and they have no business being at the Hall of Fame.(3) It is not arrogant, officious , overbearing or patronising.(4) The problems are that it easily becomes a weapon in the hands of the officious , ignorant and punitive supervisor.(5) And if you throw into the mix Southport's officious stewards then the ugly was very much on display as an end of season clash became spicier than anyone could have thought.(6) Our underlying concern is that we could get one or two officious people policing it.(7) Hospitals could be pointlessly officious on such matters as visiting rights for parents.(8) I have little doubt that they would have said so to an officious bystander.(9) Ralph was eager to talk to Alex about something important, but he was interrupted by Edward who was busy being officious .(10) Should you find yourself getting a wee bit officious in your personal communications, remember the wise advice of Confucious: Be nice, go far.(11) The hotel manager in Gansu is officious , just like the clean, well-appointed government facility she oversees.(12) Almost all desirable buildings in New York are co-ops, run by officious , and sometimes vicious, board members who place stringent criteria on new members.(13) His officious and arrogant attitude towards players has also, remarkably, gone unpunished.(14) And it would be essential if, but only if, the material that was being filmed was material of a kind that the inevitable officious bystander would say should not be filmed without consent.(15) Though stiff-necked and officious , the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.(16) The officious official declared authoritatively: ├ö├ç├┐It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket, you are not welcome.├ö├ç├û

Synonyms

Adjective

1. self-important ::

selbstbewusst

2. bumptious ::

aufgeblasen

3. self-assertive ::

anmaßend

4. overbearing ::

anmaßend

5. overzealous ::

übereifrig

6. domineering ::

herrschsüchtig

7. opinionated ::

rechthaberisch

9. intrusive ::

aufdringlich

10. meddlesome ::

meddlesome

12. pushy ::

aufdringlich

13. bossy ::

herrisch

Antonyms

1. unobtrusive ::

unaufdringlich

Different Forms

officious, officiously, officiousness

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