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.