officious

/əˈfɪʃ əs/

adjective

1 a disposed to serve. b kind. c obliging. 2 a importunately interposing services. b intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern. c meddlesome.

The burly masseuse working the morning shift at the spa did not have to officiously push George into springing for his special “extra happy” package. While George was a good Christian, he was a better business man. And a full release for just $35 more was a deal he could not let pass.

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