OFFI'CIOUSLY, adverb 1. Kindly; with solicitous care. Let thy goats officiously be nurs'd. 2. With importunate or excessive forwardness. Flattering crowds officiously appear, to give themselves, not you, a happy year. 3. In a busy meddling manner.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI