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Monday, August 21, 2006

officious [ə`fĭsh.əs] adjective.

Continually providing unwanted help and (usually) stick-with-the-rules advice.

[Fr. Latin, officiōsus, obedient, duty-fulfilling fr. officium, duty fr. Indo-European root *dhē-, to put, shortening for *dhēə-]

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Pronunciation key:/p/ pen; /b/ but; /t/ two; /d/ do; /ch/ chair; /j/ joy; /k/ call; /g/ log; /f/ fin; /v/ vat; /ð/ that; /th/ thing; /s/ see; /z/ zoo; /sh/ she; /zh/ beige; /h/ ham; /m/ man; /n/ no; /ng/ ring; /l/ lip; /r/ run; /w/ we; /y/ yes; /ɑ/ father; /ēē/ see; /ĭ/ bit; /ĕ/ bed; /ur/ murk; /ă/ cat; /ŭ/ luck; /œ/ wood; /ū/ moon; /ā/ day; /ī/ light; /oy/ boy; /ō/ no; /ou/ out; /ɑr/ far; /ir/ ear; /ĕr/ there; /ə/ item

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