of'ficiousness
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officious (əˈfɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | unnecessarily or obtrusively ready to offer advice or services |
| 2. | marked by such readiness |
| 3. | diplomacy informal or unofficial |
| 4. | obsolete attentive or obliging |
| [C16: from Latin officiōsus kindly, from officium service; see | |
| of'ficiously | |
| —adv | |
| of'ficiousness | |
| —n | |
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Of'ficiousness
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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