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Sally Rooney
officious
(en)
(adjective) kind obliging / (adjective) dutiful / (adjective) volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed; meddlesome / (adjective) informal unofficial
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he was still a lot more polite than the others, especially that officious man Oliver Lyons, who was basically quite rude.
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2 days, 18 hours ago
he was still a lot more polite than the others, especially that officious man Oliver Lyons, who was basically quite rude.
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2 days, 18 hours ago
peremptory
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(adjective) putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay / (adjective) not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply / (adjective) admitting of no contradiction / (adjective) expressive of urgency or command / (adjective) characterized by often imperious or arrogant self-assurance / (adjective) indicative of a peremptory attitude or nature; haughty / (noun) a challenge (as of a juror) made as of right without assigning any cause
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While his father sat timidly beside him, embarrassed probably by his peremptory manner
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2 days, 17 hours ago
While his father sat timidly beside him, embarrassed probably by his peremptory manner
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2 days, 17 hours ago
coterminous
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(adjective) having the same or coincident boundaries / (adjective) coextensive in scope or duration
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Related to, or just coterminous with, the almost instantaneous corporate capture of emergent visual styles.
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2 days, 17 hours ago
Related to, or just coterminous with, the almost instantaneous corporate capture of emergent visual styles.
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2 days, 17 hours ago