officiously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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One widely-shared POV — internet lingo for “point of view” — video on TikTok shows a grumpy toddler striding officiously through an empty office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
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 ● Aug. 5, 2022
Inslee, Satterberg — or both — must act, not continue to officiously duck this responsibility.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2022
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 ● Oct. 27, 2019
I had seen Bunny in the post office, in the first week of school, talking rather officiously to a girl of this description.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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