inofficious Meaning, Definition & Usage

In`of*fi"cious adjective
Etymology
L. inofficiosus: cf. F.inofficieux. See In- not, and Officious.
Definitions
  1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. Obs.
    Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. B. Jonson.
  2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. Obs. Jonhson.
  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.

Webster 1913