"officey" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔfɪsi/ [General-American], /ˈɒfɪsi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔfɘsi/ [New-Zealand]
Etymology: From office + -y. Etymology templates: {{af|en|office|-y}} office + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} officey
  1. (informal) Officelike; resembling or pertaining to an office. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-officey-en-adj-Yn7hcCGF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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          "ref": "1934, Ernest Pascal, A woman at thirty, page 26",
          "text": "Lots of the other girls said, \"Good morning, Miss Pendleton.\" \"Good morning,\" she returned. \"Good morning. Good morning. Good morning.\" They all looked clean, officey and willing. Lorna, hammering away at a typewriter, looked officey too.",
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          "ref": "2007, Angelica Kaner, Ernst Prelinger, The Craft of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, volume 1, page 101",
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          "ref": "2011, Emma Hannigan, Talk To The Headscarf: A memoir, page 19",
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