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English → English (gcide) Definition: Inofficious Inofficious \In`of*fi"cious\, a. [L. inofficiosus: cf. F. inofficieux. See In- not, and Officious.] 1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] --Jonhson. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) 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. “The inofficious testament.” --Blackstone. “An inofficious disposition of his fortune.” --Paley. [1913 Webster]