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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inofficiousadjective

    Not civil; not attentive to the accommodation of others.

    Etymology: in and officious.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inofficiousadjective

    indifferent to obligation or duty

  2. Inofficiousadjective

    not officious; not civil or attentive

  3. Inofficiousadjective

    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

  4. Etymology: [L. inofficiosus: cf. F. inofficieux. See In- not, and Officious.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inofficious in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inofficious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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