Some ardent enough in their benevolence, and defective neither in officiousness nor liberality, are mutable and uncertain, soon attracted by new objects, disgusted without offence, and alienated without enmity.
All the officiousness of kindness and folly was busied to change her conduct.
Brangaena, turning round, is horrified to see what her officiousness has accomplished.
Brangaena protests, and warns Isolda against Melot, who has arranged this night hunt as a trap to catch Tristan; and she bewails the officiousness which led her to substitute the love-philtre for the poison.
It was a well-meant officiousness of Lady Towercliffe to force him upon my good offices, and I cannot yet see any easy way to relieve myself of the charge, without causing more distress than I can reconcile myself to occasioning.
As says the byword, 'I was sitting at my ease, but my officiousness would not let me rest.
I am really uneasy to talk with you; not, believe me, from officiousness nor impertinence, but from a persuasion I may be able to promote your happiness.
Each successive Congress would still have gone to the Constitution for its power, brushing away in its course the cobwebs stretched across its path by the officiousness of an impertinent predecessor.
Not unaware by any means are they of the carelessness of Scribes, nor yet of the corruptions which have been brought in through the officiousness of critical "Correctors" of the Text.
Just as intolerable is the officiousness which would thrust into the LORD'S prayer (Matt.
As I have no estate to leave behind, I am not troubled with the importunate officiousness of relations or legacy hunters, and I consider the world as made for me, not me for the world.
I returned with a design of consulting some acquaintance I had acquired in the neighbourhood; but my story had taken air through the officiousness of the servants, and not one of my friends would vouchsafe me a hearing.
And thus it is in the Teheran bazaar; where a Ferenghi will get insulted once, he will find a dozen ready to interpose with friendly officiousness between him and anything likely to lead to unpleasant consequences.
We are willing to be pleased, but are not willing to admire: we favour the mirth or officiousness that solicits our regard, but oppose the worth or spirit that enforces it.
My mother's aunt had attended on a lady, who, when she died, rewarded her officiousness and fidelity with a large legacy.
Officiousness is self-seeking dressed up in the uniform of service.
They showed, at least, even to the well-meant officiousness of the Hazeldeans, the small account in which the fallen family was held.
Leslie was too acute not to detect some motive hostile to his wooing, however plausibly veiled in the guise of zeal for his election, in this officiousness of Harley's.
She knew instinctively how such officiousness would mortify and offend the pride of man; but she never again spoke harshly of poor Burley.
However, I forgive him for his officiousness since it brings us together, and I shall now have the pleasure of your company to Vitre.
After this, it was no use to say anything to him, though his officiousness would have justified the keenest reproaches.
Sydenham says that scarlet fever is oftentimes "fatal through the officiousness of the doctor.
I have known in such cases disastrous consequences to follow over-officiousness and meddlesomeness.
Love of money, and a charitable officiousness of demeanour, were his leading characteristics.
I had been already disappointed of my voyage, and lost the money I had paid, down, through the officiousness of these gentlemen in apprehending me.
Let both mothers and children understand that, on all occasions, over-officiousness is not politeness, and that nothing troublesome and inconvenient is ever agreeable.
The name of Roderic was unknown to all the shepherds of the vallies, and he was received by them with that officiousness and hospitality which they were accustomed to exercise to the stranger.
The chearfulness however of the blazing hearth and the generous officiousness of the hermit, seemed by degrees to recover him from the insensibility and lethargy, that for a time had swallowed up all his faculties.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "officiousness" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: impertinence; interest; meddling; presumption
