INOFFICIOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
inofficiously (comparative more inofficiously, superlative most inofficiously)
In an inofficious manner; without officiousness.
Source: Wiktionary
In`of*fi"cious*ly, adv.
Definition: Not-officiously.
INOFFICIOUS
In`of*fi"cious, a. Etym: [L. inofficiosus: cf. F.inofficieux. See In- not, and Officious.]
1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.] Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. B. Jonson.
2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] Jonhson.
3. (Law)
Definition: Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance. "The inofficious testament." Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of his fortune." Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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