officiousness in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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oficiosidad

officiousness

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But even worse than this contemporary variant on 17th-century witchfinding is the jobsworthery and officiousness by which its absurdities are entrenched.

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Officiousness in sacrifices is called irreverence; ceremonies when burdensome lead to disorder.

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In 1846, he wrote that the abolitionists had, in fact, slowed the advancement of their cause by their ultraism and officiousness.

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Ultimately the club has another motive driving its new officiousness.

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The public must always be alert for the officiousness and high-handedness of our bureaucracies, who all too often have insufficient oversight.

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