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Karıştırılan çift · C1

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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