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Official or officious?
Official means authorised or coming from an authority: an official statement. Officious means annoyingly eager to use small amounts of authority: an officious clerk who insists on the form being resubmitted. Official is neutral; officious is always an insult.
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- official
authorised — neutral
Approved by or coming from a person or body in authority.
an official statement · official figures · in an official capacity
- officious
bossy about small rules — always negative
Asserting minor authority in an interfering way.
an officious little man · officious and unhelpful
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