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O — Obscurity to Often (Part 11 of 11)

Officer, n. Official, functionary, magistrate.

Official, a. Authoritative, by authority.

Official, n. Functionary, officer, magistrate.

Officiate, v. n. Act, serve, perform.

Officious, a. Meddlesome, interfering, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy, pragmatical, meddling, pushing forward.

Offscouring, n. Refuse, sweepings, dirt, scum, dross, recrement, rubbish, offscum.

Offset, n.

    1. Sprout, shoot, slip, branch, offshoot, twig, scion.
    2. Counterpoise, counterbalance, set-off, equivalent.

Offshoot, n. Shoot, branch, offset.

Offspring, n.

    1. Issue, progeny, child or children, descendant or descendants, posterity.
    2. Production.

Offuscate, v. a. See Obfuscate.

Of old. Anciently, a long while ago, in the olden time, in ancient times, in days of yore, long ago, in days long gone, formerly.

Oft, ad. (Poetical.) Often, frequently.

Often, ad. Frequently, repeatedly, many times, oftentimes, ofttimes (poetical).