ufficioso

Italian

Alternative forms
  • officioso (dated)
  • uffizioso (rare)
  • uficioso, ufizioso (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officiōsus. By surface analysis, ufficio (“office, service”) +‎ -oso (“-ous, -y”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uf.fiˈt͡ʃo.zo/, (traditional) /uf.fiˈt͡ʃo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: uf‧fi‧ció‧so

Adjective

ufficioso (feminine ufficiosa, masculine plural ufficiosi, feminine plural ufficiose)

  1. (rare, literary) gentle, dutiful, kind
    Synonyms: cortese, gentile, servizievole
  2. unofficial, off-the-record
    Antonym: ufficiale

Derived terms
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