officiously

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English officious Middle English -ly English -ly English officiously From officious + -ly.

1. in an officious manner

   “Slipping then a pillow under me, that I might give him the fairest play, I guided officiously with my hand this furious battering ram, whose ruby head, presenting nearest the resemblance of a heart, I applied to its proper mark, which lay as finely elevated as we could wish”