Definition of "officious"

officious

adjective
comparative more officious, superlative most officious
1. (obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
  Quotations
  Elizabeth's misery increased, at such unnecessary, such officious attention!
  1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 53
2. Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.
  Quotations
  The help tended to be officious, the rules, if heeded, restrictive, and the management meddlesome.
  1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, page 168