officious [adjective]: aggressively trying to help; domineering, meddlesome, obtrusive.
Example: He was rather officious, always poking his nose in our affairs and telling us what to do.
Related words: officiously [adverb], officiousness [noun]
Synonyms: domineering, forward, impertinent, interfering, intrusive, meddlesome, nosy, obtrusive, prying
Antonyms: bashful, cowering, coy, gentle, humble, modest, mousy, nervous, pusillanimous, soft, submissive, timid, timorous
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