official vs officious
Definitions
adjective
- (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
- of or relating to an office
- having official authority or sanction
- conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
- verified officially
noun
- someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
- a worker who holds or is invested with an office
Examples
Use of a University-owned mobile telephone and mobile telephone airtime service is intended for official University business.
Airline officials are calling the attack a suicide attempt.
It had begun the seventies with the declared intention of contributing 0.7 percent of the gross national product in official aid.
Definitions
adjective
- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
Examples
The Sheriff made a joke over the similarity of the words 'officious' and 'official' to which there was some laughter, at which point one of the court officials sternly rebuked those present with a shout of "Silence in court!
Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.
He had a reputation for being politically officious and self - serving.
