| He was indeed glad to get away from his wife, get away from her bustling officiousness and her overzealous approach to the events facing them. |
| I learned it in Mexico, and Spanish-speakers from elsewhere laughed at my faint air of officiousness. |
| The real problem with referees is the epic self-importance of a fairly large minority of them, their strutting officiousness. |
| There's no stuffiness about him, nor any of the officiousness or snobbery that one might expect from a man in his position. |
| From the numerous calls and contacts I have had, there are many other victims of mistaken intransigence and officiousness involving private security firms. |
| For those who have experienced officialdom, and for that matter officiousness, there are levels of irony in that poster. |
