Meaning of inofficious | Babel Free
Definitions
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Indifferent to obligation or duty. obsolete
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Not officious; not civil or attentive. obsolete
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Contrary to one's natural obligation or duty, as of a testament by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance. obsolete
Examples
“Vp thou tame River, vvake; / And from the liquid limbes this ſlumber ſhake: / Thou drovvn'st thy ſelfe in inofficious ſleepe; / And theſe thy ſluggiſh vvaters ſeeme to creepe, / Rather than flovv.”
“the inofficious testament”
“an inofficious disposition of his fortune”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.