Definition/Meaning of inofficious

• English - Adjective: inofficious ( comparative more inofficious , superlative most inofficious ) ( obsolete ) Indifferent to obligation or duty . Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep . — Ben Jonson . ( obsolete ) Not officious; not civil or attentive . (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?) ( obsolete , law ) Contrary to one's natural obligation or duty , as of a testament by which a child…
• English - Etymology: Latin inofficiosus : compare French inofficieux . See in- not , and officious .