officious

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It turned out Vance had left a lengthy trail of bizarre, officious comments about, well, a lot of things, but particularly female fertility and childlessness.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2025

There is plenty of the sort of officious nit-picking beloved of sports authorities.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

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.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

The case, however, made Comstock’s name synonymous with “prudery, Puritanism and officious meddling,” according to Broun and Leech.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

“My purpose is to write the life of Therese, and you are distracting me from it,” she says, sounding officious.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein