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officious
English
Etymology
16th century, from Latin offici?sus (“kindly”), from officium (“service”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -???s
Adjective
officious (comparative more officious, superlative most officious)
- (obsolete) Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
- Offensively intrusive or interfering in offering advice and services.
Usage notes
Readers guessing the meaning of the word officious from context have sometimes guessed that it referred to the excessive bureaucratic formality of officialdom, but its connection to office, official, and the Latin officium (“service”) is with the kindly and solicitous aspect thereof rather than with the bureaucratic chill. Thus officious is not to be confused with punctilious.
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Translations
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impudent
English
Etymology
From Middle French impudent, from Latin impud?ns (“shameless”), ultimately from in- +? pudere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??mpj?d?nt/
Adjective
impudent (comparative more impudent, superlative most impudent)
- Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.
- The impudent children would not stop talking in class.
Synonyms
- bold
- brazen-faced
- impertinent
- See also Thesaurus:cheeky
Derived terms
- impudently
Related terms
- impudence
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin impud?ns.
Adjective
impudent (masculine and feminine plural impudents)
- impudent
Derived terms
- impudentment
Related terms
- impudència
Further reading
- “impudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “impudent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “impudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “impudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impud?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.py.d??/
Adjective
impudent (feminine singular impudente, masculine plural impudents, feminine plural impudentes)
- impudent
Related terms
- impudence
Further reading
- “impudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impud?ns.
Adjective
impudent m (feminine singular impudente, masculine plural impudens, feminine plural impudentes)
- impudent
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