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offiziös

German, adjective/ɔfiˈt͡si̯øːs/

offiziös is a German adjective meaning “officious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “halbamtlich”.

What does offiziös mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    officious

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. halbamtlich

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of offiziös

  • offiziöser masculine nominative singular
  • am offiziösesten superlative
  • offiziöse feminine nominative singular
  • offiziöses neuter nominative singular
  • offiziösen genitive masculine singular
  • offiziösem dative masculine singular
  • der offiziöse definite includes-article masculine
  • die offiziöse definite feminine includes-article
  • das offiziöse definite includes-article neuter
  • die offiziösen definite includes-article nominative
  • des offiziösen definite genitive includes-article
  • der offiziösen definite feminine genitive
  • dem offiziösen dative definite includes-article

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce offiziös?

  • /ɔfiˈt͡si̯øːs/
  • [ɔfiˈt͡si̯øːs]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.