Inofficious \In`of*fi"cious\, a. [L. inofficiosus: cf. F. inofficieux. See {In-} not, and {Officious}.] 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.