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officious

How many syllables in officious?

  3 syllables

Divide officious into syllables:   of-fi-cious
Stressed syllable in officious:   of-fi-cious
How to pronounce officious:   uh-fish-us
How to say officious:

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Synonyms for officious


2 syllables
  • bossy
  • meddling
  • fussy
3 syllables
4 syllables
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What rhymes with officious

3 syllables
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