officiously

American  

[uh-fish-uhs-lee] / əˈfɪʃ əs li /

adverb

1. in an officious way; especially with a pompous air of authority, as of a minor but self-important official.

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Example Sentences

In these early installments, Dream himself is too often stuck in exposition mode, officiously explaining the etiquette protocols of various realms like an underworld Emily Post.

From Washington Post

Dancers in scrubs skip around and gesture officiously, doing a stylized version of the inscrutable activity that any patient might recognize.

From New York Times

I had seen Bunny in the post office, in the first week of school, talking rather officiously to a girl of this description.

From Literature

Here are four of them: two perched officiously on dining chairs and another pair lying under the table, like dozy sidekicks.

From The New Yorker

“Okra has too much pride to do tricks for mere human beings,” Mary Anne stated officiously.

From Literature