unofficious
- a word derived from officious.
Example Sentences
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He was Sir Gerald Campbell, unofficious, efficient No. 2 British diplomat in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was true, as Cecilia had said, that for an unofficious man it was a singular position.
From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry
He was prominent in secular as well as religious works, interesting himself in every movement that promoted health, morality, or education; and especially serviceable as the friendly, unofficious counsellor of all classes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" by Various
Towards the community she stood as an unofficious and unostentatious missionary and educator.
From Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward by Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould)
