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单词 bossy
释义

bossy1

/ˈbɒsi /
adjective (bossier, bossiest) informal
Fond 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

Derivatives

bossily

/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.

Rhymes

bossy2

/ˈbɒsi /
noun (plural bossies) US informal
A cow or calf.Alongside Karoo lamb, infused with those tough little Karoo bossies, the delicacy of the month could be Nahoon pork.

Origin

Mid 19th century of unknown origin.

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