Definition of officious

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • officious is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • officious is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • officious is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of officious


  • intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner (adjective)

    Examples

    1. bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself

    Synonyms

    1. busy
    2. busybodied
    3. interfering
    4. meddlesome
    5. meddling

See definition of officious in Merriam Webster