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Officious Immunity Oh Fish Ee Us Adjective Asserting Authority Power Obnoxious

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(oh-FISH-ee-us), adjective

Asserting authority or power in an obnoxious, overbearing, or pompous manner.

“There is immunity in reading, immunity in formal society, in office routine, in the company of old friends and in the giving of OFFICIOUS help to strangers, but there is no sanctuary in one bed from the memory of another.” – Cyril Connolly, British literary critic and writer

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