Reverse Dictionary: OFFICIOUS

ADJECTIVES
1597 ► POLYPRAGMATICAL overly interested in the business of others; meddlesome, interfering, officious → obs.
1616 ► POLYPRAGMATIC busying oneself about many affairs; meddlesome, officious
1693 ► POLYPRAGMONETIC busy or concerned with many affairs; overly concerned with the affairs of others, interfering, officious → obs.
19C.. ► HANDY officious; over-busy with one’s hands → Eng. dial.
1828 ► INBEARING officious, meddlesome, prone to seize every opportunity of ingratiating oneself → Sc. obs.
1861 ► PANTOPRAGMATIC universally meddling or occupied with everything; officious
1881 ► PAPPY → PAWPY of persons: conceited, stiff with self-esteem, stuck-up, officious, pompous, puffed up with pride; presumptuous → Sc.
1886 ►POLYPRAGMOSYNIC officious, meddling → obs.
20C.. ► GYPSY interfering, meddling, nosy, officious, irritatingly inquisitive → W. Indies sl.

NOUNS
1466 ► BUSINESS mischievous or interfering activity; prying, officiousness → obs.
1511 ► BUSYTY the state of being busy; officiousness; fussiness → obs.
1565 ► OFFICIOSITY the quality of being officious; attentiveness, dutifulness → obs.
1602 ► POLYPRAGMONY officiousness, interference → obs.
1847 ► BUMBLEDOM petty local bureaucracy; officious and pompous behaviour by minor officials → depreciative
1890 ► POLYPRAGMATISM busyness or concern with many affairs; officiousness

NOUNS, PERSON
1555 ► BUSYHEAD a prying, gossiping, meddlesome, or officious person
1588 ► PLEASE-MAN one who tries to please men; an officious or servile person who courts favour; a sycophantic and servile fawner → obs.
1600 ► POLYPRAGMON one given to meddling; a busybody; an officious person → obs.
1609 ► POLYPRAGMONIST one given to meddling; a busybody; an interfering or officious person →
1636 ► POLYPRAGMATIC an interfering or officious person → obs.
1852 ► TAPIST a red-tapist; an officious or petty holder of office
1887 ► HEAD-BUMMER a manager; an overseer; a prominent or important person; sarcastically, an officious person → Sc.
1905 ► HEN-HUSSY a meddlesome, officious person → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► GAZABO a blundering or officious person → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► HEN an over-officious woman → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1960 ► KNICK-KNACKER a fussy, officious person → US sl.

VERBS
1683 ► RIDE ON THE RIGGING (OF) to be preoccupied, overzealous, or overly officious → chiefly Sc.