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▪ I. bossiness1|ˈbɒsɪnɪs| [f. bossy a.1 + -ness.] The quality of being bossy.
1870Ruskin Aratra P. i. §21 A pleasant bossiness or roundness of surface. ▪ II. bossiness2|ˈbɒsɪnɪs| [f. bossy a.2 + -ness.] The quality of being bossy or overbearing.
1928J. Devanny Dawn Beloved i. ii. 19 She savagely resented any ‘bossiness’. 1958Listener 30 Oct. 699/1 The bossiness and love of power so often characteristic of dwarfish persons of insecure social status. |