officious

English edit

16th century, from Latin officiōsus (“kindly”), from officium (“service”).

officious (comparative more officious, superlative most officious)

(obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 53:
  Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention!
Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.
- 1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 168:
  The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.

(obsolete in English) eager to please

offensively intrusive or interfering