intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"
disapproval If you describe someone as officious, you are critical of them because they are eager to tell people what to do when you think they should not. When people put on uniforms, their attitude becomes more confident and their manner more officious. = bossy + officiously of·fi·cious·ly Lance Corporal Williams officiously ordered them out. too eager to tell people what to do - used to show disapproval