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bossy1 /ˈbɒsi /adjective (bossier, bossiest) informalFond of giving people orders; domineering: don’t be so bossy! a bossy, meddling woman...- A thin, tall woman with a bossy face was giving orders to other girls as they took plates to the different tables.
- Self-assertion and a desire for autonomy are important components of genuine citizenship, as is a distrust of bossy authority.
- A person who knows how to take charge and organise others can also be bossy and dictatorial.
Synonyms domineering, dominating, overbearing, imperious, masterful, autocratic, autarchic, officious, high-handed, high and mighty, authoritarian, dictatorial, strict, harsh, severe, iron-handed, controlling, despotic, tyrannical, draconian, oppressive, subjugating, undemocratic, anti-democratic informal pushy, cocky, throwing one's weight about Derivativesbossily /ˈbɒsɪli / adverb ...- ‘Now,’ I said bossily, ‘You're going to take off your clothes and dry yourself off, and then you're going to get dressed into some warm clothes.’
- Before Leanne could tell Chloe she didn't feel like going to the dance, Mrs. Brawnings had shoved through and bossily ordered everyone out of the room.
- She bossily took his arm away from my shoulders.
bossiness /ˈbɒsɪnəs / noun ...- It's from such child-play, along with the bossiness of their grandmother, that Barrie gets the inspiration for the work that will become Peter Pan.
- And Harry's friend Hermione is getting through her childhood bossiness and becoming the most moral and decent character in the books, as well as being smart and powerful.
- Don't tolerate tantrums, disrespect or bossiness.
RhymesFlossie, flossy, glossy, mossy, posse bossy2 /ˈbɒsi /noun (plural bossies) US informalA cow or calf.Alongside Karoo lamb, infused with those tough little Karoo bossies, the delicacy of the month could be Nahoon pork. OriginMid 19th century of unknown origin. |