Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OF-FI'CIOUS-NESS
OF-FI'CIOUS-NESS, n.
Eagerness to serve; usually, an excess of zeal to serve others, or improper forwardness, interposing in affairs without being desired, or with a disposition to meddle with the concerns of others. 2 Service. [Little used.] Brown.
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