| 单词 | officious |
| 例句 | It had struck her as comically officious then, hearing his full name uttered. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They’ve been intimidated by officious and sometimes sexist teachers and others who may themselves suffer from math anxiety. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth’s misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention! Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z A voice is talking to her now, calm and officious. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You are rather disposed to call his interference officious?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z As I stood there, some fat guy in a uniform stepped out of a security booth and waddled towards me looking cross and officious. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after forty minutes, I am called out of the waiting room by an officious woman in blue scrubs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “My purpose is to write the life of Therese, and you are distracting me from it,” she says, sounding officious. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was pushing and pulling and officious cries. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Mr. Swere excels as Carol’s officious husband, T. Eugene “Cotton” Thompson, as well as a smarmy colleague of his and the investigator assigned to the murder. ArtsBeat: New York Fringe Festival Report: ‘Carol and Cotton’ 2013-08-15T21:39:15Z Confrontation is kept to a minimum; officious civil servants are also polite and nonconfrontational; and when crisis erupts, it helps to be able to blame a convenient foreigner. Review: In ‘The Ruins of Civilization,’ a Bleak Future, Brightly Told 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Leaving The Times after he clashed with its officious new purchaser, Rupert Murdoch, Evans soon moved to the United States. The Value and Virtue of Good Writing (Rule No. 7: Don’t Be a Bore) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The original title, before the creator Leonard Freeman changed his mind, was “The Man,” and the officious tone of the material that followed left little to suggest that this was a gesture of self-satire. Television Review: The Song Remains the Same, but the Breed of Cop Has Changed 2010-09-19T22:52:00Z In one scene, she chews out an officious commissar without so much as removing her hands from the pockets of her vestments. Review: Poulenc’s Nuns, United by Faith, Return to the Met 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The Cold War influenced his view, of course: “The artist, however faithful to his personal vision of reality, becomes the last champion of the individual mind against an intrusive society and an officious state.” Perspective | John F. Kennedy became a hero to American art lovers — but he wasn’t one himself 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z They are in a walkway brimming with officious strangers, but it is as though they are the only people in the room. Why is the world so obsessed with the new pictures of Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston? 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z When Benjamín is first introduced to Irene, and instantly smitten by her, he's told by the officious head of their department that she's recently graduated from Harvard. The Secret in Their Eyes 2010-08-14T23:05:00Z In the first scene, rather than shaving his officious captain, as indicated in the libretto, Wozzeck here is operating a small movie camera that projects cartoonish images of people on a small screen. Review: The Searing Beauty of Kentridge’s ‘Wozzeck’ at the Met 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z The Gogol story is a bizarre tale of a petty bureaucrat who is swept along in the officious chaos, class conflicts and absurdity of St. Petersburg society. ?The Nose,? and the Eye and the Ear, at Metropolitan Opera 2010-03-11T19:52:00Z When Jimmy tries his hand at writing a brief an officious young associate, clearly acting on orders from above to babysit our hero, critiques everything from his word choice to his formatting errors. ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2, Episode 5: Do Not Attend Law School 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Placid, fair Grace marries a wealthy and officious bureaucrat. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z At this point, the assistant’s voice took on a different tone — more officious than when we were chatting about internships. Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z Osmin is his officious butler who has a bit of an attitude. Abducting Mozart's 'Abduction From the Seragilo' to another time 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z In one tableau, two naked cave women and an anthropomorphically officious vulture hunch over the edge of their pedestal as if contemplating the inevitability of death as exemplified by some unseen carcass. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z "The Rot", as he calls it – characterised by officious flight attendants rationing the Scotch – has destroyed all he loved about England. A Bright Moon for Fools by Jasper Gibson – review 2013-07-05T09:01:01Z The deeper we fall into this underworld, the more realized and officious it becomes. Burning desire: John Wick and the undying appeal of the revenge thriller 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z If that sounds mercenary, it doesn’t come out in the film: it’s the most basically good-natured of Aardman’s films, with only gentle sparring between the enterprising Shaun and officious dog Bitzer. Aardman's 20 best films – ranked! 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z As her avenging brother, Laertes, the tenor David Butt Philip is ardent; as her officious father, Polonius, the tenor William Burden avoids caricature. Review: ‘Hamlet’ Boldly Engulfs the Metropolitan Opera 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z A less caricatured Mary might have added additional nuance to the play, but Hawkins' officious air and handbag-snapping authority do make her an amusingly obnoxious Sister From Hell. Review: 'Mauritius' at Seattle Public Theater is a taut, twisty thriller 2010-10-07T21:32:00Z It was adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play “Candida,” about an officious minister with Socialist convictions, his ebullient wife and a dreamy, dangerous young man who idolizes her. Opera? Musical? Please Respect the Difference 2011-07-09T03:30:34Z Bulgakov’s “The Embroidered Towel” finds an inexperienced doctor unsure if he’s up to the task; the doctor in Maugham’s “Lord Mountdrago” questions his role in the decline of an officious British minister. Perspective | Words of wisdom or wishful thinking? The problem with new books that aim to heal us. 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z If you are facing large, unresponsive, deadening and seemingly intractable forces, especially officious or elitist bureaucratic troglodytes, you try to disrupt them, which gives the audience the vicarious pleasure of overturning the applecart. Donald Trump is The Joker: Forget Mussolini and Hitler, the GOP strongman is an authoritarian populist straight from Hollywood 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Ten minutes later at the blue car park an officious security man takes great pleasure in stalling Eavis. Michael Eavis interview: 'We've got the perfect loos for Glastonbury' 2013-06-21T13:01:17Z Hugh Sinclair, the director, gave the Rooster’s proclamations an officious tone. Music Review: Light and Color in an Undulating Cloud 2010-10-18T22:29:00Z I notice she was put in a wheelchair for her cameo in David Baddiel's new comedy film, The Infidel, in which she plays an officious registry office clerk. Miranda Hart: Whatever you do, don't call me 'sir' 2010-04-10T23:08:00Z At its best, Stone Island creates sleek, officious performance clothing, as if the tactical sections of the military were induced to put together a runway show. Weather (and Self-Image) Protectors 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The robust tenor Thomas Blondelle showed diversity as the pig, an officious priest and more. Review: In ‘Joan of Arc at the Stake,’ Beasts With Burden of Judging 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z An officious young woman dressed like a 1960s airline flight attendant blocked my way. What Baroness Philippine de Rothschild brought to the world of wine They differed markedly from the more officious digital communications we periodically received. A lunchbox lesson in letting go 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Ludwig’s kingdom is gradually swallowed up by the bureaucratic Prussian empire, which sets a gaggle of officious black-suited doctors and politicians to investigate his majesty’s mental health. How Luchino Visconti Made History Sing 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z The board’s officious members — as well as their consultants, including a president of Dartmouth College — would devote themselves to meddling in Martha’s tangled affairs. The Love Triangle That Caused a Religious Panic 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The water fountain, propped on a pedestal and topped by an officious obelisk, is a relic of Victorian philanthropy, catering to the thirst of the itinerant poor. The big picture: Julie Christie and Dirk Bogarde film Darling, 1964 2011-02-13T00:05:50Z She described her character as “the motor” and drew a comparison between Joy and Leslie Knope, the enthusiastic, officious and useless middle manager she plays in the sitcom Parks and Recreation. Disney-Pixar's John Lasseter: 'It's very important for us to have female, ethnic characters' 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z In other words, the authoritative bluffer, the officious fraud, the idiot know-it-all. Stephen Colbert: A Great Talk-Show Host? No, the Greatest! 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Her writing should be allowed to develop naturally, he said, without the officious influence of New York types. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z He’s smart, but routinely cut down by his intermittently present and always officious father, Leonard, whose intelligence leaves Corey feeling like he has a mountain to climb. Review | Atticus Lish’s new novel is about manhood, but don’t expect to find any social commentary 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z We first meet her as a somewhat officious guest in the Primm home, certainly not one who will readily accept a crocodile serving as butler. Review: 'Lyle the Crocodile' finds way to your heart with song, dance and charm 2010-12-09T20:43:00Z “All I said was, please don’t play me like a nelly, officious old queen who comes in with sketches under his arm,” he said. The Marvelous Mr. Mackie 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Is it to stab a particularly officious party guest? Downton Abbey: why did America fall so hard for the show? 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z Among the courtiers, Catalabutte, the master of ceremonies, has a personality—officious, irascible—in every production I’ve seen, but here his subordinate, a little herald in a three-cornered hat, has a personality, too. Ratmansky’s Beauty Wakes Up 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z It is the look of violence that has become mundane, officious versus malicious. The Bourne Masculinity: Matt Damon’s hyper-aggressive, emotionally fragile “good guy with a gun” 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Padmore delivered these lines with an uncanny blend of deep regret and officious detachment. Opera Review: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd,’ From Glyndebourne to BAM 2014-02-09T22:34:46Z The fatal weakness in Hynkel, and in the officious SS men who spoil the fun in Lubitsch’s Warsaw, is their humorlessness. When We Laugh at Nazis, Maybe the Joke’s on Us 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z From the moody and officious to the joker and the Buddhist, every canine companion I have worked with brought a distinct character to our partnership. My 40 years of guide dogs and good friends 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z Carlos: The irony of the Democrats’ officious technocracy is that, in some cases, it misrepresented how science works. The Politics of Class 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z The case, however, made Comstock’s name synonymous with “prudery, Puritanism and officious meddling,” according to Broun and Leech. Column: Conservative attacks on abortion depend on a law that courts have snubbed for 100 years 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z Why not, “Today, we need spoons in the kitchen, the dining room and in many other places”? Chat depends on canned phrases and writes like a bureaucrat: It is formal and officious. Opinion | The wizards of AI can’t give it a brain, or heart, or consciousness 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Rather, his experience was akin to being nibbled to distraction by officious ducks. Opinion | Sometimes a gadfly like this one in East Cleveland is just what democracy needs 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z His government has vented its frustration at South Korea, calling Mr. Moon’s government “officious,” an “idiot” and a “feared mongrel dog.” Departing South Korean Leader Exchanges Farewell Letters With Kim Jong-un 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Lydia: As Michelle hinted at, the Democrats have become the party of officious technocracy, which makes so many things they propose sound, well, ridiculous. The Politics of Class 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Well before Trump, government bureaucrats had sporadically been cast by politicians as incompetent, officious, and “pointy-headed”—but never as a malevolent “deep state.” America’s first ‘virtual’ inauguration ushers in a transformed era 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z In a speech, he caricatured the plummy, officious critic delivering high-toned statements of the obvious. Review: If anyone can teach you writing, maybe George Saunders can? 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z I am the ‘officious bird;’ they are the ‘watchers.’ John Oliver: When Trump 'uses the word thugs, you know what it’s code for' 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z They try to join the Pioneers, portrayed as an exclusive and officious bunch, but are turned away because they do not know how to march or build campfires or birdhouses. Cheburashka was the beloved misfit of Soviet animation. It’s now a missing treasure for Russia. 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z The Sun thinks "a few idiots deserve fines for blatantly flouting the restrictions - but a few officious cops need reining in too". Coronavirus briefing: Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z North Korea has since rejected dialogue with South Korea, dismissing Mr. Moon’s role as mediator and calling him “officious” and “double-dealing.” Kim Jong-un Visits South Korea? The South Says It Could Happen 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z The KGB agents would chide him for his love of modernist authors who, instead of writing in the impersonal, officious language of Soviet socialist realism captured their individual impressions of life. The disinformation age: a revolution in propaganda 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z A few characters, such as the principal and her officious second-in-command, are somewhat stereotyped, but the cast is diverse in terms of age, race, ethnicity, class and body type. What to watch with your kids: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ ‘Maiden’ and more 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The top scam now involves an officious caller claiming to be from the IRS and demanding payment of back taxes - now. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z There are those who circled wagons around Serena Williams after her churlish reaction, again, to overly officious umpiring at the U.S. Perspective | ‘Identity sports’ have been exercised in defense of stars more than what they signify 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z The new function addresses some parent's concerns that use of the technology was teaching their offspring to sound officious or even rude. Alexa to reward kids who say: 'Please' 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Making this pronouncement is officious Lord Nooth, the governor of the area's spiffy bronze age town, who's played by Hiddleston like a foppish, money-hungry Roman provincial functionary with a truly eccentric accent. The gently amusing "Early Man" showcases Nick Park's offbeat humor 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z No one is more officious and nitpicking than a rookie cop or a second lieutenant. Crossing Against the Light 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z It still reports facts with scant analysis—its officious interpretation of neutrality—and gives dreary attention to bureaucrats and politicians. Many Japanese resent paying for their boring public broadcaster 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z People like Morgan Marquis-Boire, who worked at Google for many years, straddle both worlds, injecting hacker values into officious corporate policies. What happened when the infosec community outed its own sexual predators 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z He sometimes bargained with the officious Higgins to use the expensive amenities, but their bickering formed a playful core of the show. John Hillerman, sardonic character actor who starred in ‘Magnum, P.I.,’ dies at 84 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The new “Whisky Galore!” pads out the story of Scotch-thirsty islanders outwitting the officious British Home Guard, adding too many subplots and detracting from the original book and movie’s simple culture clash. Scottish comedy 'Whisky Galore!' is likable, but doesn't compare to 1949 version 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z “Now it’s officious, mandatory, something imposed from above.” Putin uses the Soviet defeat of Hitler to show why Russia needs him today 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z But Seretse and Ruth eventually prevailed against it all — officious colonials, forced exile, family intrigue — to gain power with the adoring support of his countrymen. Botswana’s interracial love story: On American movie screens and inside its U.S. embassy 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The end of clock tampering and the advent of a more officious standard of time-keeping in the 20th Century makes it simpler to measure presidential term lengths. Who was second-longest serving US president? - BBC News 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z Maybe in the Ozarks interventions of this sort would be considered nosy or officious. What Should You Do When Customers Make Racist Remarks? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Yet his responses seemed officious and incongruous with Rice’s alarming testimony. Forest Service slammed over sexual-harassment and civil rights complaints 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The constant advertisements and hail of yellow flags from overly officious officials make a PBS series seem fast-moving, with a clearer story line. The NFL is becoming more disturbing than appealing, and TV viewers are tuning out 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z But the truth is there is something pernicious about these overly officious rules. In trying to control player behavior, NFL’s hypocrisy knows no bounds 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z In one moment of bluster, at a hearing in late June, Matthew Green, a lawyer for the city, went as far as to suggest that Washington was dealing with “ghoulish moves by an officious intermeddler.” Ben Bradlee’s Mausoleum Sets Off a Gossip-Laden Squabble 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Brussels and its multiple officious agencies are remote; their ponderous processes offer no prompt resolution to the issues that worry Britons most, including a surge of immigrants via the borderless E.U. A ‘Brexit’ would be perilous not just for the U.K., but for the world 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Common law frowned on these practices, as a Minnesota State Supreme Court decision had it, in order to prevent “officious intermeddlers from stirring up strife and contention by vexatious and speculative litigation.” The Week in Business: Thiel’s Crusade, a Brief T.S.A. Success, and More 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal describe the terror group’s construction of a multinational oil operation with help from officious terror-group executives obsessed with maximizing profits. The Rise and Deadly Fall of Islamic State’s Oil Tycoon 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z In this officious counterbalance, we find there’s a mystery-laden suspicion, a veritable echo of the past. Alexandria’s troubled arts marriage 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Mr. Raphael added that the state would ordinarily resist “officious intermeddlers” seeking to intervene in a case to press the position it had abandoned. Roles of Race and Partisanship in Legislative Maps Argued at Supreme Court 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z That might be their greatest asset – it’s hypnotic, even when it’s officious, overbearing and dumb, like whatever is being discussed on that day’s episode of First Take. Win Butler strayed from ESPN's pedantic script – and that's why he had to go 2016-02-13T05:00:00Z There’s precious little passion in them, compared to the Rebels; instead they’re driven mostly by an officious sense of duty and sneering contempt for their inferiors. The “Star Wars” kids aren’t alright: The movie gets millennials right — our fight isn’t with “The Man,” but with each other 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Rude, officious staff and a truly miserable experience. American airports: The good, the bad and the ugly - BBC News 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “What you’re saying is officious talk—I don’t like listening to it,” he said, interrupting the discussion midway. Tianjin Blast Victims Protest for Better Compensation 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z An officious boss stares across a desk at a cowering subordinate. Why employee performance reviews are getting sacked - BBC News 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z "They did not want the people from their estate being whisked away to the earl's court on the say so of over officious officials," said Professor White. The county with its own Magna Carta - BBC News 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z A certain officious official does that with a kind of professional flourish. Dear IRS, I'm Moving To Mali Where You Pick Your Own Tax Rate. Let's See, 3% Or 30%? 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z There were several rings of highly visible security around the venue, though the police and other guards looked relatively relaxed and showed none of the officious heavy presence one would expect in India. In Pakistan, Talking Books and Politics at the Lahore Literary Festival 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The referee’s challenge is to be “firm without being officious.” Column: Rugby king of one-liners leads way for gays in sport 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z But an hour later, when Giri brought the goods to the upscale department store, the officious clerk noticed a mistake on the Ruparels' invoice. In India, a new-generation peon at your service 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z But the extension of the entente cordiale was seemingly not reciprocated by the officious British customs. The UK's disastrous first Tour stage 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z I managed to kill Clippy, but the officious Auto-Correct keeps rushing in to offer me unwanted assistance, like an inept butler in a farce. Who Made That Autocorrect? 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z A new marketing chief will act as spokesman for the airline, and its public relations will be less “abrupt and officious”, he says. Ryanair’s future: Oh really, O’Leary? 2013-10-17T15:02:27Z Forgive Paramor for probably hanging around the officious green jackets too much this week and feeling a bit self-important himself. Column: Green jackets deal Chinese teen a low blow 2013-04-13T01:51:09Z “I killed 101 people in 2001,” he said, recalling his busiest year and blaming the spike in deaths on a particularly officious judge. The Executioner's Tale: A Paid Killer in Yemen Sounds Off 2013-04-10T21:05:21Z Sports grounds also offer a vantage point from which to view the country's surprisingly officious and authoritarian streak. Why do we get Australia so wrong? 2013-01-17T00:28:39Z In 1974, when an officious bureaucrat objected to the name ''President,'' the car became the ''Padmini,'' named after a 14th century Rajput princess. India Ink: In Images: A History of Premier Automobiles 2012-12-31T12:29:00Z But somehow the officious, bare-bones alignment on my computer screen — in categories befitting a prize steer at auction — rendered him a complete stranger. The Hard Life of an N.F.L. Long Shot 2012-11-21T21:55:22Z "It's a jam-packed hour full of big names and brilliant music," he said in the officious tone of a budget airline steward running through a list of available sandwich fillings. Rewind TV: Olympics Closing Ceremony; Accused; The Best of Men; Ruth Rendell's Thirteen Steps Down – review 2012-08-18T23:05:45Z Alas, Australia eventually banned Mexican waves, as part of its ongoing drive to become the most officious country in the world in which to watch sport. London 2012: Norman's conquered but the gun couple keep their powder dry 2012-07-20T14:32:29Z Without your importunities and officious advances no great lord or knight or man of honour would think of you. Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 2012-04-27T02:00:38.817Z Nor did I feel very pleasant," rejoined the Secret Service man, "when that officious blighter suggested putting me under arrest and trying me in a Civil Court. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z "Would ye have 'em take a witch out of your hands?" cried the officious man, appealing to the crowd. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z Since that meeting, their acquaintance had tacitly dropped, Miss Foster had never sought her, and Lucy was not sorry to avoid a friend, who seemed likely to prove too officious an adviser. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z The good-natured, officious Lord Shaftesbury went to work, a few months ago, to prepare a scheme of reform for the House of Lords, in order to anticipate and conciliate the popular movement which he expected. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z In almost all these galleries, museums, and gardens the stranger is permitted to wander about and linger as he pleases, entirely unmolested by officious servants and ignorant ciceroni. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Be careful however not to be too attentive, as you then become officious, and embarrass when you mean to please. The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society 2012-03-30T02:00:17.867Z By that time Cheong-Chau and his three companions, attended by the officious Ah Wu, had ascended the stairs. Held by Chinese Brigands 2012-03-26T02:00:40.573Z "Pay day is every two weeks, so be sure to get back in time," he answered in that officious manner so peculiar to foremen. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z Glavis was quite officious that morning—acting under his wife's orders. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z As a general rule, he has the sense to run home, unless some officious person on the way imagines him mad and acts as silly people do under such circumstances. A Manual of Toy Dogs How to breed, rear, and feed them 2012-03-25T02:00:07.687Z A later generation, following the pious but unnecessary fashion of the day, had erected upon its summit a steeple of homely design, which indicated the route to heaven in an officious and altogether gratuitous manner. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z The waiter has been hovering round a little more closely than the most officious garçon need do. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The nurse is his prime minister, his right hand; with her moral alliance he is enabled to defy a host of officious advisers. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z A moment later he was the same Barr; the officious Englishman when he drove down the road a few minutes later, and none the wiser therefor. The Homesteader A Novel 2012-03-26T02:00:30.703Z All day Salerno was filled with the sound of expiring cackles; and night descended with the comfortable belief that for once her stillness would reign unbroken by the officious trumpeting which bade her go. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Whilst my officious Friendship strives to save you, I bring you all to this unhappy End. The Perjur'd Husband 2012-02-21T03:00:19.123Z In vain for him th' officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire With tears of artless innocence! Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z Outside the doctor's dwelling, quiet and order reigned, thanks to Jim Long's officious friendliness, but within was still the confusion of yesterday; Jim, seemingly, having exhausted himself in the hanging of the doctor's front door. Out of a Labyrinth 2012-02-17T03:00:38.887Z Yet, thanks to some officious idiot or other, the bit of fun was spoiled. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z Tieck has led one school, Goethe another; and if officious followers attempted to push them into rivalry, each knew his own place too well for such unnatural feud to endure. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z He took my hand, and I forgot that he was a stilted and officious negro. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z "No master, sir," returned the officious lad, following me. The Monctons A Novel: Volume 2 (of 2) 2012-02-11T03:03:50.943Z As I love him too, I have tried to please, or at least not to displease, his daughter; not to cross her wishes, her ideas; not to seem to her officious, presuming. For the Major A Novelette 2012-02-10T03:00:17.550Z The patient rapidly recovered, and, mindful of the service, entertained his lodger with his best from the produce of his plunder; and, though a Lion, was as friendly and officious towards him as a lap-dog. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z “Don’t fear, little lady,” said the tall, grim man, and he struck the officious fellow with his elbow in the ribs. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z A most high-minded young man, but a little too officious. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, September 30th 1893 2012-01-27T03:00:22.100Z The inordinate pride of State importance has suggested to some minds an objection to the principle of a guarantee to the federal government, as involving an officious interference in the domestic concerns of the members. The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z Medd′ling, interfering in the concerns of others: officious—also n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z With a sigh, I remembered the quiet shelter I had lost, and that true hospitality which never once reminded me, even by officious cares, that I was a stranger. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z When it came to the SS, Himmler’s officious punctiliousness can hardly be exaggerated. Books about Heinrich Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich ? Review 2012-01-07T01:31:13Z The officious Gentleman would perhaps have inform'd me of other Particulars concerning the Court of Rastadt, if the Margrave's Return from Hunting had not oblig'd him to go to the Castle. The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. 2012-01-06T03:00:25.023Z The other gentlemen were very officious in seeing that their partners got safely over. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Down there the lovely maidens from horse were lifted all By knights and squires officious, and many a high-born man To wait on beauteous ladies with courtly zeal began. The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition 2012-01-04T03:00:37.750Z As soon as she had established me in my apartment, she resigned it solely to me: nor ever reminded me, by officious attentions, that I was a guest rather than an inmate. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z And that officious fool, Vandeleur, had laid him open to a more direct and humiliating affront than had before befallen him. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z There was too much officious paternalism in the air, too many admonitions and not enough lightness of heart—of tobacco heart if necessary. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z As a husband he was most officious; but in this he was hardly to blame. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Once or twice her devoted father had accompanied the expedition, but after being twice warned by an officious young policeman for loitering outside a modiste's in Dover Street, had excused himself from further attendance. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z She seemed indeed anxious to be useful, but afraid to be officious. Discipline 2012-01-08T03:00:17.620Z “Well,” he replied, “I don’t want to be officious—but how can I help?” The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z There again I differ, and if you won’t think me officious, I’m going to probe this matter as deeply as I can.” Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers 2011-12-12T03:00:34.923Z Three or four anxiously officious satellites hastened to enlighten the chairman. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z You may fancy, then, what my feelings were when, just as the train was starting, another passenger entered--bundled in by an extremely officious porter. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z Anna was no longer so officious, but the prison governor was as merry as ever. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z Many millions of animals, as well as members of the human family, have died from a misapplication of medicine, and officious meddling. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z She may, perhaps, give alms to beggars, or belong to sewing circles, or to Bible societies, or be officious in visiting the sick. The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book 2011-11-13T03:00:12.183Z She is not very ill," said an officious lady: "but it is better that you should not enter so suddenly, for a powerful excitement might be bad for her. The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel 2011-11-12T03:00:35.113Z A Widow o'er her only Son, Feeling more bitterly alone For friends that press officious round. Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church 2011-11-11T03:00:36.693Z And if, as officious gossip was not slow to suggest, it was Clare’s, then who was its father? The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z Of course, the usual officious neighbor, after one glance at Johnny’s wet figure, had to rush into the house and proclaim that the boy had been drowned in the lake. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z It is evident that the officious attempts of many well-meaning adults to amuse, even if it involve making mountebanks of themselves, are ofttimes destined to humiliation. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z "Nay, I would not have her even know that I nailed up the little basket—perchance she might think I was too officious." Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z A solemn pause ensues for a minute or so, when one of the company, more officious than the rest, breaks the silence by putting to her a few questions. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The swelling, which had commenced at his feet, had now reached his body, and some one had been so officious as to tell him that he ought to be tapped. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z But this was one of the very things she desired to learn how to do; and that officious Joseph was always fussing when he was beside her. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z This officious intermeddling in the affairs of a sovereign state was resisted by Philip with patriotic firmness. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z I'll go to law, sir, and compel you and your officious partner here to pull the thing down! The Brass Bottle A Farcical Fantastic Play in Four Acts 2011-10-11T02:01:04.737Z Letting go his hold of the satchel he lowered his head, leaped forward with full force, striking the officious stranger full in the stomach. The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair 2011-10-08T02:00:21.640Z "Yes, about milk; talk about that," answered the officious go-between. Iermola 2011-10-06T02:00:40.637Z Nothing could have been more consistent and withal less officious than the discreetly sympathetic encouragement of the steward; he also knew something about gold-mining, and his unobtrusive suggestions were often of value. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z I wonder how we could befriend them without appearing officious or obtrusive. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z I don't much think I shall have the less joy in my married life, because May hasn't been too officious about me, and too demonstrative. The Cricket on the Hearth A Fairy Tale of Home 2011-10-02T02:00:12.587Z Indeed, her legal advisers could hardly speak to the queen, without this very officious gentleman being present. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z Our heroine was much confused at finding herself an object of such general attention, and was also overwhelmed by the officious volubility of Miss Frampton, though none of it was addressed to her. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z They ridiculed the officious devotion with which he hurried from temple to temple and from altar to altar, present at every festival, and participating in every rite. Sermons 2011-09-26T02:00:27.830Z You are rather disposed to call his interference officious? Pride and Predjudice, a play 2011-09-17T02:00:30.190Z But all this about the man being mistaken for me is officious nonsense—too trivial to warrant your pushing your way into this young lady's presence at eleven o'clock at night. The Duke Decides 2011-09-14T02:00:47.307Z "Stop," cried Weasel, with an officious zeal to make himself useful; "your belt is awry: it is not comely to be seen by his lordship in this slovenly array." Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's 2011-09-11T02:00:10.443Z At this juncture, Constance returned to the room, and was extremely sorry to find that the fear of singularity, and the officious perseverance of Mrs. Bladen, had superseded the better sense of her sister-in-law. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z “Here it is! here’s the umbrella!” squeaked the officious Mr. Chumley, coming out from behind the entry door, where he had been listening. The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z Robert Anthony Jones, as Beadle Bamford, the judge’s sidekick, shows the banality of officious evil. | Long Island: ?Sweeney Todd? at the Gateway Playhouse - Review 2011-09-03T01:43:52Z But I advise, if it is not very officious, your making Haxton look after it, and report immediately. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z But unfortunately, before the correspondence between Adams and Vergennes could reach Congress, Adams had again, by his officious conduct in another particular, elicited a sharp rebuke from Vergennes. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z But Rizzio was in truth far from being of that officious, conceited, and encroaching disposition, which Buchanan has ascribed to him. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z You see, sometimes there is in a house where you intend to operate some confoundedly active and officious fellow—a butler or a footman—who might interrupt proceedings. The Lost Heir 2011-08-07T02:00:09.367Z It is the too officious man who creates a feeling among the tenants against himself and the whole question of game. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z The new Pioneer’s face flushed, and her eager, excited eyes shadowed, as she quickly realized that in her eagerness to follow the law of kindliness she had been too officious. Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z He waved away the officious footman and insisted upon helping the mistress of the Merredith plantation down with all the pompous service of a major-domo. Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie Great Times in the Land of Cotton 2011-07-17T02:00:32.150Z You thought me officious, but indeed, Mr Pugh, she needs your care and thought. Dutch the Diver A Man's Mistake 2011-07-15T02:00:21.010Z Such was the impression made upon the young men by the kindly formality, the officious hospitality, of the schoolmaster's good old wife. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z She kept her lip steady, wishing she had not seen that interchange of glances; shrinking absurdly from the implication that was conveyed by Kilgour's officious interposition of his broad person. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z Ah, then she had not been too officious, after all! Blue Robin, the Girl Pioneer 2011-07-28T02:00:09.363Z The humble and officious host hastened to serve them, and to remove the empty flasks and cans of ale. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z “He’s too officious,” continued Warren; “too free with his advice—and I hate advice!” The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Come, this reserve betrays a consciousness of having acted wrong: You would not hide what would give me pleasure: But I'll not be officious. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z The officious man stands around rubbing his hands, anxious for a job. The Complete Works of Josh Billings 2011-07-01T02:00:13.387Z I considered her prying and officious, because she looked into my chamber when I wished to sleep. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z Tony Adriance was recognized by these with a vivifying promptness; at once he was surrounded, addressed by name, had officious service pressed upon him. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z "Bring me a bottle of wine," said I. These were indeed the first words which the officious assiduity of these people had left me an opportunity to interpose. The Devil's Elixir Vol. I (of 2) 2011-06-23T02:00:27.103Z Before I married Orrin, some officious friends advised me not to expect much attention from him after the wedding, 'because he was a ladies' man.' Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z And almost instantly came the memory of her guardian’s words: “I suppose that that altogether too officious young McGinnis has been asking your help for some of his schemes.” The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z Her state-room became a morning resort of such of the fair dames as were impervious to sea-sickness; all kind, officious, and eager to be considered her intimates. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z There are officious people of this sort to be found in every circle, and it is always safer to keep them at a distance. A Word to Women 2011-06-08T02:00:18.457Z For some reason the officious marshal, Herrick, sent forth constable Braybrook to encounter and capture man’s great enemy when that wily one had ensconced himself in an infant’s form. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z It had a way of coming in irrepressibly and wantoning among his papers, or throwing a handful of lilac blossoms into his rye samples, or sending an officious bee to lumber round him. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z “I suppose that that altogether too officious young McGinnis has been asking your help for some of his pet schemes.” The Turn of the Tide The Story of How Margaret Solved Her Problem 2011-06-14T02:00:18.357Z The officious person who communicated this information, at the same time cautioned Constantia against associating with one of tainted reputation. Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z The mournful fondness of officious love Will plant no thorns upon my dying pillow; No precious tears embalm my memory, But curses follow it. The Fatal Falsehood 2011-05-31T02:00:36.033Z "The welfare of thirty millions of people was overlooked in, the excitement produced by selfish interests, by party zeal, and officious loyalty." The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z But they did not recognize the officious constable. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z Rachel saw and understood it all—the friend of Molly, her officious deliverer, was a pick-pocket She hung down her head and sighed, dismayed and astonished, not at her loss, but at the sin. Rachel Gray 2011-05-20T02:00:39.547Z Affairs of the heart prosper best in secret, without the aid of meddling or officious outsiders; and for that reason, if for no other, Bowles desired to remain incog. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z "There's that officious Britisher," said Bainbridge, nodding his head toward a group of scarlet coats that stood blocking up a doorway. Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 2011-05-19T02:00:07.643Z She had taken the most intense dislike to this officious man: possibly a shadow of the same dread which filled her father's heart had penetrated to hers. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z The milliner officious pours Of hats and caps her ready stores, The unbought elegance of spring; Some wide, disclose the full round face, Some shadowy, lend a modest grace And stretch their sheltering wing. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z They were officious in tendering their services to guard the colonists' arms while they were thus occupied, lest any one should steal them. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z She was so gentle and courteous; my interest seemed officious prying into her affairs. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z She was a flower he had plucked for himself alone, and she must not show love or tenderness, or blush at “The bough of cherries some officious fool Broke in the orchard for her, ...” Browning and the Dramatic Monologue 2011-04-30T02:00:14.330Z And the officious stranger, and his interference for the welfare of Rupert? Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Next door a Ku-Klux sign, with a coffin painted in blood, might be hung over the dead body of a "bad" negro whose freedom had made him officious. Ku Klux Klan Secrets Exposed Attitude toward Jews, Catholics, Foreigners and Masons. Fraudulent Methods Used. Atrocities Committed in Name of Order. 2011-04-28T02:00:15.077Z “I felt I could have killed the officious beast,” he said, and stood still, looking down on her irresolutely. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z That of Squire Powell is among them; and Captain Ryecroft, not without comment from certain officious observers, accompanies the young lady he has been so often dancing with to the door. Gwen Wynn 2011-04-09T02:00:12.230Z "Yes," exclaimed Lady Eleanor, pushing back from her the officious bands that ministered about her. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z Mademoiselle Heinzleman, too, was fussy, meddling, and officious, presuming, at least he thought so, on being in an element more her own. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z He was very officious in the stable about our horse, and I now miss the new leathern girth which secured the saddle, and which I observed him looking at frequently on the road. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z Should I offer my officious services, to assist in this pious work of reconstruction, your scriptural Church might perhaps say, I destroyed more than I built. Two Addresses One to the Gentlemen of Whitby and the other, to the Protestant Clergy 2011-03-25T02:00:12.637Z And shall others, with officious zeal, "Guess the faint wish, explain the asking eye"? Leonora 2011-03-22T02:00:21.627Z She knitted on with a sharp clicking of the needles for a time, carrying the thread on a gnarled fourth finger, which seemed unnaturally active for that member, and somehow officious. The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains 2011-03-22T02:00:18.637Z The airs of the negro and the wrath of the white man were both augmented by officious members of the Freedmen’s Bureau. The Reconstruction of Georgia Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1901 2011-03-14T03:01:05.213Z It is a day on which the officious dusk of the winter afternoon—always in such haste to shoulder away its pale brother—has already settled down. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z "You have been watched in your sentimental meetings and rambles with Mr. Lansdell; and you may consider yourself very fortunate if no officious person has taken the trouble to convey the information to your husband." The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z "Pray what have you lost, sir?" said the kind and officious dame. The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) 2011-03-05T03:00:28.153Z He seemed to be very officious in the early part of Monday, flitting about from place to place, and he was evidently conscious of his own great importance in the enterprise. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z The officious muses came along— A gay harmonious choir, like angels ever young; The muse that mourns him now his happy triumph sung. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z "Do you want anything, dear?" asked the obliging Violet with officious alacrity. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z The governor of Ankóber meanwhile politely insisted upon charging himself with the baggage, his officious zeal extending even to the effects of private individuals, whereby much inconvenience was entailed. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z He was so innocently officious, so indescribably amiable, that Bernhard endured torments at the remembrance of the scene at the pond in the park. The Eichhofs A Romance 2011-02-19T03:01:37.327Z Still, it softened my heart in his favour; for, if I had to forgive his errors, he had to forgive my officious exhibition of romantic duty. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z I went, my head full of what I had just been writing to you, and I gathered up together with the apples a little lesson in the foolishness of officious and hasty criticism. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z That of Squire Powell is among them; and Captain Ryecroft, not without comment from certain officious observers, accompanies the young lady, he has been so often dancing with, to the door. Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye 2011-02-09T03:00:45.007Z Yes, that confounded boy who made himself so officious and was sent off on suspicions of being a spy, robbed me of it and instantly carried it to his master. Danira 2011-02-06T03:00:59.460Z The poet proceeds to contrast with his restful country life the vexatious bustle of the city, and the officious attentions which people thrust upon him because of his supposed influence with M�cenas. Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman 2011-02-06T03:00:58.870Z My kind but officious maid had meanwhile sent for Mrs. Pendarves, who eagerly demanded the original cause of my seizure. A Wife's Duty A Tale 2011-02-17T03:00:19.313Z Meanwhile the most active and officious employed themselves in preparing the passage so politely requested. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z For you to do so is officious and ill-bred. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z They are very officious, but sweeter than honey and the honeycomb at present. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z While he was thus employed, Geoffery presented himself, and renewed his officious offers of condolence. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z I saw that through all her cringing, officious attentions and professions of affection, and only loathed her the more. The Actress' Daughter A Novel 2011-01-23T03:00:14.117Z The officious Hackman, who stood aside at every door according to the rigid rules of French courtesy, showed them the kitchens, the offices, in fact everything, sparing no detail. Garrick's Pupil 2011-01-22T03:00:14.780Z For me, I was certainly in the wrong, and probably an officious idiot. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z I go to his rooms and ask what black thing this is that hath befallen him?—No; not yet;—might be thought officious—they say I'm given to that. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z This might be thought officious in him, but his motive was, to combine delicacy with a step he felt it his duty to take. Dilemmas of Pride, (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-01-26T03:00:28.110Z The cook, whirling at the sound of Lane’s moccasins on the chip dirt, was officious according to his promulgated code of politeness. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z He cherishes every recollection of her," said O'Brien, "with officious care: he constantly wears her portrait next his heart. Mystery and Confidence (vols. 3 of 3) A Tale 2011-01-15T03:00:31.910Z In any case this would have been officious and inconsiderate. The Professor's Mystery 2011-01-18T03:00:11.317Z "I declare to you, Mr. Hugh," began this well-meaning, but sometimes officious servant, "I don't know what will come next at Ravensnest, now the evil spirit has got uppermost among the inhabitants!" The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z His indomitable spirit prompted him almost to thrust back that officious friend, and like Valentine, exclaim— "Thurio, give place, or else embrace thy death; I dare thee but to look upon my love!" William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale 2011-01-01T03:00:20.833Z Soon after, the women came about me, each contending to be more officious than the other, and my maids themselves were served with reverence. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z He turns on his heel and departs in good order to his study, branded—for life, he feels convinced—as an officious busybody, a presumptuous upstart, and worst of all, a betrayer of old friends. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z But as the American is an individualist his good-will is not officious. Character and Opinion in the United States 2010-12-20T17:12:15.253Z He was keenly incensed with that officious and interested agent. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Inscribed either by the artist himself, or by some officious person, who thus "tacked the moral full in sight." Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc The domestics, officious to obey so peremptory a prince, and urged by their own curiosity and love of novelty to join in any precipitate chase, had to a man left the castle. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z In this he was entirely right, and it was not an officious interference, as Franklin’s biographers have maintained. The True Benjamin Franklin Pardon me, madam, it seems very officious of me--if I--will you give me a few moments' interview? Magda A Play in Four Acts Not due for four minutes, Mr. Marston," said the station-master, with officious politeness, "and we shall hardly have it up till some minutes later. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z The strong limbed Nessus thus officious cried, For he the shallows of the stream had tried, 'Swim thou, Alcides, all thy strength prepare, On yonder bank I'll lodge thy nuptial care.' Heathen Mythology Vathek, to get rid of these officious monitors, followed their example, for his hands were burning. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z What will not jealousy, goaded on by officious and injudicious friendship, do? Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 Those porters are so officious, and they cause accidents, instead of preventing ’em. By Birth a Lady How could she confess that the description of her officious tale-bearer brought a picture vividly before her mind, which had once before caused her an anxious day? Four Phases of Love He was a good soul, too; attentive without being officious, anxious to show us as much as possible in the brief space of our visit. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise The rule was on the board, and, if any officious officer was to come round from Constantinople, he could always be shown it, and assured it was strictly obeyed. A Kut Prisoner A stupefying horror at first pervaded my faculties: I sunk into a chair, and, but for the officious attentions of Mary, should have experienced a total—happy had it been a lasting insensibility! The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I I rose after hastily swallowing a single glass, let the officious youth brush my hat and clothes, and then requested him to direct me to the actor's residence. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Several officious touts were holding the horse's head, and another policeman was preparing to make notes. The Gay Adventure A Romance You must not think I intended being officious, but was there not a possibility that she might have gone for a walk or drive with him? The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas Michael had an impulse to ask Prescott to come away with him, but the moment for doing so vanished in the shyness it begot, and a moment later the impulse seemed awkwardly officious. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Why to-day!" she murmured to herself, then with a slight bend of her head to the officious messenger, she added aloud: "Very well, Doctor, I thank you. The Children of the World But, to escape their officious zeal without wounding the jealous devotion of any one, I arranged to have each dame serve me one day in the week. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History This will serve to shew how officious he was in this transaction. The Affecting Case of the Unfortunate Thomas Daniels News of the find began to spread about the neighborhood and the ranch to be crowded with curiosity seekers of every kind, miners looking for jobs, tramps and ne'er-do-wells, besides kind and officious neighbors. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The ambitious Hussars had apparently stirred some kind of a hornet's nest, and they were having a good fight with no officious friends near enough to interfere. Last Words Two officious progressionists, recognizing the banker, opened a passage for them through the throng. The Progressionists, and Angela. Henry nodded compliance, and then, with Alfred, left the hall, whilst the sergeant repaired to the refreshment room to offer his officious attentions to the quests. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency "You know you've ruined everything—you know well how your officious meddling has destroyed this poor child's fortune; rub her temples, Cary." Roland Cashel Volume I (of II) The eager reception of legacies and officious interference with obsequies, to the great offence of the secular clergy. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order Good policy, let's home to our designs: I hate to be officious, yet my frown Shall be dissolv'd to flattery for a crown. A Select Collection of Old English Plays Volume 14 of 15 Several officious hands at once clutched the duster and erased the offending portrait. A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days "A chair for the prisoner," said some of the individuals present, with an officious alacrity to serve him. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Rather officious young chap, I must say—but I've a sneaking liking for him, all the same. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel If he hadn't been so damnably officious, perhaps they might not have given him the brandy. Shadows of Flames A Novel Not improbably he will stigmatise it as an act of officious hypocrisy. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Out of deference to her outraged feelings, a nursery was prepared down cellar, where Polly, for so inexperienced a parent, took excellent care of her babies except when my officious ignorance interfered. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road The Souls throng, with officious tumult, about him—and how much he resembles his great companion! Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 Was she considering the question, or was her silence a rebuke to an officious meddler? Clover and Blue Grass The disappointment of an independent command, however, still rankled in the mind of the latter, and was kept alive by the officious suggestions of meddling friends. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools I had forborne to grieve my family by the story of my disgrace, nor had it yet been detailed to them by the officious communicativeness of pretended friends. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. It was stupid of Mrs Mannering to have suggested the possibility; not only stupid, but officious, as were also her after insinuations. An Unknown Lover He’s so beastly officious—he calls it conscientious. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising When Smith showed up, with the usual officious body-guard, I was itching to go. Cue for Quiet Moreover, this devil being foolish, had begun to be too officious and consequential. Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series It was silly, officious blundering on the part of one of my subs. The Heart of a Woman It would not be safe to lug the rope through the streets in the daytime, lest some over officious person should insist on knowing what we proposed to do with it. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Little is actually known of the proceedings at this conference, notwithstanding the efforts of more than one officious chronicler to enlighten us. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 It is a delicate task for a general whose aide-de-camp is too officious. The Head Girl at the Gables The breezy geniality of their shipboard acquaintance did not strike Harry as officious or obtrusive now. The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley I was in the thick of a most interesting experiment, and you’ve spoilt it all by your infernal and officious interference.” Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion They were undisciplined and untried, and surrounded and influenced by a crowd of excited civilians, to whose officious but well-intended information and advice the general was compelled to listen. Commodore Barney's Young Spies A Boy's Story of the Burning of the City of Washington Her officious dominance soon became intolerable to the young emperor. Roman Women The hospital attendant seemed abnormally anxious and officious. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade It was quite evidently more than the man could or would bear from any officious stranger. The Destroying Angel The ignorant are always inclined to be officious where procreation is concerned. The Dog An eager, excitable gude-wife next to me is especially anxious and officious, and seems disposed to question the efficiency and prudence of our Ulva boatmen. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 She was not inquisitive, not officious, but sympathetic and helpful. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 But neither the officious kindness of his neighbour, nor the uncommon appetite of Breitenstein, could provoke Albert to eat. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Many are officious, but only a few are competent or efficient. The Story of General Pershing He had thus been sitting for more than an hour, looking moodily into the fire, without even the officious Lady Frances to interfere with his reflections, when a servant in livery entered the room. Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion But as she was attending to her trunk, an officious gentleman in black stepped up to Barbara, and asked for what place she wished to have the baggage checked. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The guaranty given by the national constitution, securing such a government to each of the states, is therefore neither officious nor impertinent. The Unconstitutionality of Slavery The young man, perceiving himself to be the object of his neighbour's observation, made himself very officious. The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. Now and then he took the trouble to tell a man that he was getting too officious, but in the main he did not care much. The "Genius" It is very useful in clearing your room of officious visitors. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind Now, sir, I'll take great pleasure in stretching my legs in any direction you may select, and in stretching the neck of any officious meddler. Bring Me His Ears In the following month, by the way, I had to make room for the editor of the officious government, who was also condemned by the court-martial for disturbing the public peace. Eyes Like the Sea Thinking it might impress him as ludicrous or officious that she should invite him to enter and take possession of his own establishment, Salome reddened and compressed her lips. Vashti or, Until Death Us Do Part Only today did I learn that his chief clerk, an officious person, had attempted to take delivery of the cat by pretending to be my brother. The Egyptian Cat Mystery Cato, perhaps I'm too officious; but my forward cares Would fain preserve a life of so much value. Cato A Tragedy, in Five Acts The two officious clergymen busied themselves with her until one of them was able to wring some sort of a confession from her. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 Now fortune, with officious hand, invites us To her, and opens wide the gates of greatness, The way to power. The Earl of Essex “It’s awfully hard to see your way,” called one officious damsel. Betty Wales Freshman You've been a nuisance in the house from the first with your officious meddling! The Deaves Affair It is an officious aid which renders the acquisition of a language mechanical. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century On this march through Casey county, the bushwhackers were unusually officious. History of Morgan's Cavalry It is true that he has been stupid enough to mangle and emasculate the letters that he was employed to publish; an officious prude unquestionably he was, but no fool, much less an idiot. Pot-Boilers Afterwards they went to the first room, and, sitting about the stove, listened to Scully's officious clamor at his daughters, who were preparing the mid-day meal. The Monster and Other Stories Justice required no more than their death; much more readily satisfied the officious love of the king's devoted servant. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. Trace the causes, and we will invariably find them to have proceeded from the suggestions and officious interferences of the free blacks. Thoughts on African Colonization "But silent let me sink to earth, With no officious mourners near; I would not mar one hour of rest Or startle friendship with a tear." Home Life of Great Authors The faithful and officious Dayman immediately pressed forward with soothing words and offers of help. Brooke's Daughter A Novel This letter proved fatal; some officious hand conveyed it to the duke! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 All this so quietly that busy, officious little Man lived a score of thousand years before he noticed even that the glacier moved. Stories by American Authors, Volume 2 Resolved, That we view the efforts of the Colonization Society as officious and uncalled for by us. Thoughts on African Colonization “That Nana is an officious busybody, trying to run our lives.” The Real Hard Sell Take every Opportunity to be as officious in her Service as possible. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love "You—ordered—Mr. Titmouse—off!!" exclaimed Tag-rag, starting back aghast, and almost petrifying his voluble and officious assistant. Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. ‘He was a good man, but very officious,’ says one. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) The first who came to see Stephen Fausch was the teacher, an enlightened young man, and accordingly more officious. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 It came booming in to them with a vast officious arrogance that brooked no denial. The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Surely Flora would come: surely none of her guardians, natural or officious, would expect to find me at the ball. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) Maintenance is an officious intermeddling in a suit that no way belongs to one, by 'maintaining' or assisting either party with money, or otherwise, to prosecute or defend it.... Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. The latter was an officious individual who would have put Billy in jail at once had he had the power to do so. The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won It caused the officious station-master to hasten forward, and then, at the sight of this arrogant and somewhat important old gentleman, to bow obsequiously and assist his entrance to the carriage. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front Addison used him very civilly ever after—but it does not appear that Addison ever contradicted the tale of the officious Earl. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Ignoring the officious young lawyer, who was there and tried to shuffle the matter through, Judge Orcutt asked both Adelle and her aunt all sorts of questions that did not always seem to the point. Clark's Field He made no attempt to engage anyone in conversation, fearing that it would result in some officious commander ordering him to the rear. Aces Up And here was Maximilian, too, softening under the enervating blandishment, softening behind his frowns for the officious meddler. The Missourian Mrs. Newbolt viewed the officious constable’s preparations for the journey with many expressions of anger and disdain. The Bondboy During my absence, a sympathizing, officious matron called; found her weak, but improving; and told her she needed food to strengthen her; and that “it would now do her good.” A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) But the stalwart, officious man in blue is ever on the scene, and the thrashing of a puny cleric or sawbones is scarcely compensation for a month's hard labour. Byways of Ghost-Land For an instant his rage flared out against these officious friends who had cheated him of his share in the swift delight of the avenger. Money Magic A Novel The cheerful garlands had been put up by an officious gardener on his own initiative. The Benefactress Another time an officious glutton of our city introduced to him, with great solemnity, two men, whose talents he assured him were unequalled in their different professions. The History of Sandford and Merton To save herself from this officious tending, Mabel inquired for the mulatto woman, preferring her presence to the endurance of attentions so oppressive. Mabel's Mistake It had been through a certain nice sense on Matilda's part that the message was uncalled for, and even a little officious. Opportunities This expenditure involved a coachman, and to fill that position an old friend of Williams'—a talkative and officious old miner—was employed. Money Magic A Novel Ca�eri," he said, "oft has thine officious zeal, or weak curiosity, fatigued my ears with repeated questions that are daggers to my soul. Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. She had not been either officious or effusive during the voyage, and “song by Mrs. Tresham” did not raise any great expectations. A Singer from the Sea But, at the risk of misinterpretation, as an officious outsider, I will venture to present an appeal to the wider and deeper interests of Americans. Morals of Economic Internationalism I inquired of my officious attendants where we were, and learnt, to my surprise, that we were again at anchor in the harbour. Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. The officious and impertinent gossip of a portion of our newspaper press led Mr. James to publish a note disclaiming the intention of writing a book upon this country. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. "Malique," he said, turning to the officious menial, "lead this beauteous damsel to one of our best apartments, and see that she wants for nothing that I can command." Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. She had a conviction that it was some officious patroness on a charity mission––someone who wanted money for the good of other people. A Singer from the Sea And so when the officious flapper presented him with a white feather he had no use for it except as a pipe-cleaner. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 16, 1914 Kennedy, without complying, gradually pushed Sinclair out of the room and, without seeming officious, walked with him down the hall and quite out of the building. Whispering Smith Often while I am in the middle of a speech, my officious friend at the footlights has already whispered the remainder, besides uttering the words which belong to the next speaker. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba He was not ungraceful for lack of desire to please: bless his kind, officious heart! Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 Here am I, who might have lived another ten years, dying, because, when an officious keeper warned me, I went the opposite way. Thurston of Orchard Valley “You are officious and impertinent,” said I, white with ire. The First Violin A Novel He was rather officious than official, and whether he had commission or not, he held, as is well known, serious communications with the enemies of the Pope. Pius IX. And His Time "You are d——d officious, it seems to me," Payton growled. The Wild Geese He had made himself very officious in oppressing the trades and the plebeians. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight Some officious person had carried Miss Cityswell's dictum to their ears, and up went all the brown noses in the air as a consequence. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The latter had kept a slight connection with Anna's mother, and had always preserved some officious interest in the young girl, because she was a pure Pole. The Rainbow But neither the officious nor the official press took the pains to publish this fact, and the calumny remained. Pius IX. And His Time I told her it would appear extremely officious in me to write on such a subject, but that any thing she chose to put on paper I would deliver to his Lordship. The Surrender of Napoleon Being the narrative of the surrender of Buonaparte, and of his residence on board H.M.S. Bellerophon, with a detail of the principal events that occurred in that ship between the 24th of May and the 8th of August 1815 To what is obtrusive chiefly applied? intrusive? officious? meddlesome? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions “I consider the rector very officious,” he said. The School Queens Fortunately for the concerns of the British East India Company this officious interference and the malevolent insinuations of Bernardo Almeyda took a very different turn to what he had expected. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Mr. Smith endeavored to attach himself to me, with such officious assiduity and impertinent freedom that he quite sickened me. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Tom felt as though he had been officious; had, in fact, made a fool of himself, and drew off into the background. Our Bessie To what sort of activity does officious refer? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions “All other birds my fate severe may warn, “To seek not danger by officious tales. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II "Allow me to suggest, young man, that the savages will be of little account before my regulars," was Braddock's haughty answer, evidently thinking that his youthful aid-de-camp was too officious. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Nevertheless, either that same night or the next, it was long odds that one or more of those same dogs who had been officious in the hunt would disappear. Kings in Exile Or is the coronet on his tomb an unauthorised device of the officious friends who are said to have spent 500l. in giving the exile a pompous funeral? Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. The officious are undesirably active in the affairs of others. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions Sometimes this officer, if he manifested a disposition to be officious in the discharge of his duties, came to grief. History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861 We are in a hurry now,” continued Phillis, loftily, turning away with a dignified inclination of her head toward the officious stranger. Not Like Other Girls Terrestrial Heaven, danced round by other Heavens, That shine, yet bear their bright officious lamps, Light above light, for thee alone, as seems, In thee concentring all their precious beams Of sacred influence! The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' If he were not, some of those officious planters would have demanded his discharge long ago. True To His Colors What is the conduct specially characteristic of a meddlesome person? of an intrusive person? of one who is obtrusive? officious? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions This last filled out a response to an imaginary indictment of an officious Crown-Prosecutor. Somehow Good A bright, lively, officious little fellow was Brusa, very much like a wolf in appearance, and not unlike a human being in certain traits of his character. The Land of Thor For their cowardly assaults and their officious intermeddlings they may bare their backs to the lash. Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors The manager of a little theater in Des Moines closed an act on a Thursday; I asked him what the matter was with the actor: "Too officious, front and back." Continuous Vaudeville From outside we could hear the jingling of harness as Mrs. Jerningham's fat bays resented the onslaught of officious flies. The Master Mummer Some officious person immediately brought the story to Mrs. Caldwell. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The greatest degree of civil liberty is enjoyed where men are successfully restrained from such officious interposition. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, February, 1880 The officious shopmen began explaining with oily politeness that the first box contained only half a dozen bottles of champagne, and only “the most indispensable articles,” such as savories, sweets, toffee, etc. The Brothers Karamazov When a slave was made a driver, he made himself more officious than the white driver, so that his master might not suspect that he was favoring those under him. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II There in then no officious intermeddling of the law in his domestic affairs. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I As we enter the breakfast room an officious waiter bows and scrapes, and seats us at a table giving full view of the sunny patio. Under the Southern Cross A score of officious hands held her cloak, a dozen officious voices called her chair. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 Perhaps it is not too officious to remark that Filles du Feu is to be interpreted here in the sense of our "Faces in the fire." A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century He resented his dashing back post-haste for the funeral, it was too officious. Juggernaut Heyward had too recently witnessed a frightful instance of the prompt punishments of the people into whose hands he had fallen, to hazard an exposure by any officious boldness. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 I should be very glad to, if you will not think me officious to say so. Captain Desmond, V.C. Frederic Kaye had gone to the mansion, however, and had been coldly assured by the officious Marshall that "the master was doing well." Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life “A slave with ten darics!” bawled the officious Spartan, never relaxing his grip. A Victor of Salamis I never felt so officious in my life as when I called a cab and ushered Jess and Anne into it after the train had pulled out. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley Please do not regard me merely as an officious meddler—a busybody with nothing to do except to mind other people's affairs. Sundry Accounts However, she was still escorted by the conductor, who in his brass buttons and officious air began to irritate me. Desert Dust "I suppose if I did, I shouldn't have any officious policeman to reckon with." The Slave of Silence The athlete’s trainers were bestowing their last officious advice. A Victor of Salamis I believe, Tom," said Mr. Waterbury, "that I will come to an understanding with these officious acquaintances of yours. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains He then reveals how he himself had that day been called out for vengeance with his clan against this officious champion of damsels. The Wagnerian Romances Upon this menial, who impressed me as being both kindly and obliging albeit somewhat officious, I pressed a coin of the denomination of five cents. Fibble, D.D. She is a good housekeeper and is never disagreeable or officious.” Penny of Top Hill Trail "He's probably being officious," said I, getting our papers ready. Jonah and Co. The people accepted the old man's officious interference without a smile, attributing it to senile aberration. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan If some considered him officious, they could not have known his humility, much less his consuming passion for human beings. Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati Tapping one or two of the most officious with the bamboo oars, we managed to shove the boat off, and pulled on board. Borneo and the Indian Archipelago with drawings of costume and scenery Perhaps, after all, I have been officious; and you are giving Esther an education more than equal to what she could get at school.' A Red Wallflower And then the new something within her—that something that had already spoken and seemed inclined to be painfully officious—once more asserted itself. Werwolves The tyranny of nine to five is stronger, more insistent, in every department of life, than the most officious oligarchy. The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life Gentlemen must be assiduous but not officious in their attentions to the ladies. How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits Embracing An Exposition Of The Principles Of Good Manners; Useful Hints On The Care Of The Person, Eating, Drinking, Exercise, Habits, Dress, Self-Culture, And Behavior At Home; The Etiquette Of Salutations, Introductions, Receptions, Visits, Dinners, Evening Parties, Conversation, Letters, Presents, Weddings, Funerals, The Street, The Church, Places Of Amusement, Traveling, Etc., With Illustrative Anecdotes, a Chapter on Love and Courtship, and Rules of Order for Debating Societies Why should it be credited with the help of an officious ally in effecting comparatively slight changes, when great and striking modifications are effected without any such aid? Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin Auntie stopped him when, in his officious zeal, he was about to lock the carriage door. A Sheaf of Corn By this officious impertinence she frequently got the servants reprimanded, and sometimes dismissed; so that by degrees they all began to fear and hate her. Vice in its Proper Shape Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemble In Disposition. "At this moment the door opened, and the voice of the officious Andrew was heard,—'A'm bringin' in the caunles—ye can light them gin ye like—can do is easily carried about wi' ane.'" The Proverbs of Scotland Millicent was devoid of officious self-righteousness, but she was endowed with a compassionate tenderness which prompted her to extend help to all who needed it. The Long Portage If natural selection had on the whole favoured this officious ally and frequent enemy, surely we should find better evidence of its existence. Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin So officious did Patterson become that his sons several times were obliged to hide him in the woods, taking him to Fraser's Point for that purpose. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Madame De Rosa nodded her approval to Margaret in a rather officious manner, much as if she were congratulating her pupil on having soundly beaten an unruly and dangerous dog. Fair Margaret A Portrait With my officious informant, I had every inclination to pick a quarrel. The Battle of New Orleans including the Previous Engagements between the Americans and the British, the Indians and the Spanish which led to the Final Conflict on the 8th of January, 1815 Don’t, dear James, think me officious, But lift the tender edges lightly; Now turn it over quickly, sprightly. A Poetical Cook-Book Borne by the kind officious crowd, Home he’s conducted, groaning loud. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes He realized that he was being officious, and rushed away. The Innocents A Story for Lovers I would gladly have said a word to soften the pain which the baron had inflicted; but it would have been officious, and might have given offence. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 Many Englishmen were much nimbler than official and officious courtiers in perceiving the blunder. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography If she had been officious, I would have been embarrassed. A Confederate Girl's Diary A Calf officious, fain would show How he might twist himself and go. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes The members of Irving's ring were to keep watch to prevent any officious interference from passers-by or from ward policemen. Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude It is a difficult case to reach, for this officious intermeddling bears the semblance of earnest and zealous watchfulness of the public interests. Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) Every day officious advisers warned him, that attempts were making against his life: and to give more probability to this clumsy scheme, his guard was suddenly reinforced. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II He even went further in another part of his reply, and referred to "the absurd advice offered by your missionaries to the Indians, and their officious interference." The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada Stella was always being irritated by aunt Hill's officious services in the domestic field, but now she was glad to watch her portly back diminishing through the doorway. Country Neighbors The Sermons, again, of the English Divines in the seventeenth century, how often are they mere repertories of miscellaneous and officious learning! The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated: In Nine Discourses Delivered to the Catholics of Dublin There is no sense in getting peevish with me, old Ham," he said, squatting down on the nearest chair; "this is what I call a stupid, officious, unnecessary letter. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country The officious person is ready for any and every kind of public service, providing he can be at the head of it. Practical Ethics An officious young guardsman warned me away brusquely and I was not allowed to come near until I swallowed my pride and claimed connection with the Intelligencer. Greener Than You Think A solemn-visaged colored man—not the officious usher of the night before—took his card and led him into a gorgeous, glacial reception-room on the left. The Tyranny of the Dark About this time it is likely that Steele, who was, with all his political fury, good-natured and officious, procured an interview between these angry rivals, which ended in aggravated malevolence. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The insurance companies he now owned lock, stock, and barrel had already paid the claims on the ship and its cargo, and it would be rather officious to add to that reimbursement. The Pirates of Ersatz The officious person is hard to work with. Practical Ethics Since he attributed to me no sacro-sanctity, he was not officious or persistent in his attendance while he was on duty; in fact he left me very much to my own devices. The King's Mirror Baldassarre did not reply immediately; he glanced suspiciously at the officious stranger. Romola A little breathless with excitement and greatly pleased that she had succeeded in catching the train, she obeyed the order of the officious guard to "Step along—don't block the gangway!" There was a King in Egypt She realized all at once that she had been meddlesome and officious, and she longed to make amends. Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's The work may not be done in the best way by these officious people; but without them a great deal of public work would never be done at all. Practical Ethics Especially did she complain that Mr. Hounsditch had been officious since I was heard from. Swept Out to Sea Clint Webb Among the Whalers You noncoms are too officious and it's unnatural. I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon And the officious person will answer, ‘I never saw him in my life.’ The Car of Destiny Miss Whichello rejected this officious offer by dryly remarking that she had accomplished the worst part of her journey, and bidding the chaplain 'Good-night,' tripped across the square to her own Jenny Wren nest. The Bishop's Secret The letter in question was in the handwriting of a fussy officious “bumble” friend of the wealthy man, who dwelt in the town of Covelly. Saved by the Lifeboat He had ventured to say to McDowell that the Reserves were badly needed in front, and the proud "Regular" had answered the officious "Volunteer," to the effect that he knew his own business. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War Affectionate, officious friends come to congratulate each of the pair before they meet, and each confesses to a curious chilling sense of dread. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916 An "officious Goth" mars the floral piece designed for the orator of the day. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 His conscience was not at ease regarding his admiration for her; and he dreaded lest the officious Cargrim should talk about her to the bishop. The Bishop's Secret He was proud and very assiduous or officious to please people, especially Margaret and her man; yet he had some amiable qualities, he was affable. Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 At any other moment it would have been delightful to him to enjoy the country pleasures around them, with no officious intrusive world to interpose between their affection. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. He was, for example, very officious; a peculiarity which might, perhaps, be derived from his parentage, but which was never repressed by his occupation. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States An "officious Goth" mars the floral piece designed for the orator of the day. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 It was with a feeling of relief that the bishop saw his officious chaplain left behind on the platform. The Bishop's Secret Be kind, of course; that’s only your duty, but I call it officious and presumptuous to interfere in other people’s lives. The Lady of the Basement Flat But, with one doubt on my mind, as your early friend, as the self-elected guardian of your happiness, I cannot forbear to caution, to admonish, perhaps to displease, by my too watchful, too officious friendship.” Helen and Arthur or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel Enthusiasm is noisy, obtrusive—self-abnegation is silent, retiring; enthusiasm is officious, troublesome, careless of time and place—self-abnegation is prudent, gentle, considerate. Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States You can imagine my disgust, when the ceremony was performed, to observe that some officious Goth had marred the perfect keeping of the gift by thrusting into the vase several ugly purple blossoms. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 He rejoiced in seeing the pert and officious young clerk of the works put in his proper place; and Sir George had lunched at the Rectory. The Nebuly Coat "You are very officious," she began, but, seeing nothing but good nature in the smile with which I regarded her, she faltered irresolutely, and finally took refuge again in her former trick of invalidism. The Bronze Hand 1897 "The success of the 'Requiem' was complete, in spite of all the conspiracies--cowardly, atrocious, officious, and official--which would fain have hindered it." The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers An officious underling tried to block him, of course. Masters of Space You perhaps Have heard from some officious busy-body, That they have seen him going to his mistress, Or coming from her house: and what of that, So it were done discreetly, and but seldom? The Comedies of Terence Frank had just time to rush to the door and thrust the officious rascal out, shutting the door upon him. Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North An officious, or super-serviceable librarian or assistant, may sometimes prejudice such a reader by proffering help which he does not want, instead of waiting for his own call or occasion. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Rationalism is opposed to ultraism, to vehement, officious and extreme measures—while it would seek more excellent ways, it holds fast to that which is good. Rational Horse-Shoeing The officious Frenchman did not return to his own country, but settled down in New York, marrying a daughter of Governor Clinton. History of the United States, Volume 2 I really think it might be considered by Lord Grenville as very officious in me to call on the Prime Minister to take up his battle without any previous communication or authority from him. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents To him she's just an unreasonable, meddlesome, officious, contrary old negro woman who would insist on running the household of which he should be the head. From Place to Place "You are making yourself rather officious in this crowd," said a burly policeman to a notorious pickpocket. The New Pun Book Ion's suspicions at once fell upon the obsequious servant of Cr�usa, who with such officious attention had filled his cup. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome |
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