officiously
With unwanted helpfulness
Officiously means in an annoyingly eager way, offering unwanted help or asserting authority where it isn't wanted.
Someone who behaves officiously meddles in matters that aren't their concern, often with an air of self-importance: The clerk officiously informed us we'd filled out the wrong form.
The word carries a note of irritation at petty bureaucratic interference.
Intrusive meddler
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- nosyIntrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
intrusive · buttinsky · kibitzer · interloping · obtrusive · snooping · inquisitive · eavesdropping
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
- high-handedDomineering without regard for others
authoritarian · commanding · peremptory · autocratic · controlling · tyrannical · bullying · masterful
Rudely presumptuous
- forwardOnward in direction
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- impudentDisrespectfully bold
- presumingTaking for granted
overstepping · uninvited · unsolicited · unwarranted · unasked · brash · audacious · brazen
Affectedly grand in manner
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
haughty · smug · snobbish · self-satisfied · vainglorious · puffed-up · high-and-mighty · grandiose
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- interferingIntruding in others' affairs
- nosyIntrusively curious
prying · intrusive · buttinsky · kibitzer · interloping · obtrusive · snooping · inquisitive · eavesdropping · intruding
overbearing
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
- dictatorialImposing absolute control
- imperiousArrogantly authoritative
high-handed · authoritarian · commanding · peremptory · autocratic · controlling · tyrannical · bullying · masterful · despotic
impertinent
Rudely presumptuous
presuming · overstepping · uninvited · unsolicited · unwarranted · unasked · brash · audacious · brazen · overreaching
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
patronizing · haughty · smug · snobbish · self-satisfied · vainglorious · puffed-up · high-and-mighty · grandiose · superior
officiouslyunobtrusively
Without attracting attention
discreetly · hands-off · nonintrusively · reservedly · distantly
officiouslyhumbly
Without pride or arrogance
modestly · meekly · deferentially · unassumingly · self-effacingly