bossinessn.1
/ˈbɒsɪnɪs/ The quality of being bossy.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [noun]
bunching1398
struttingc1440
tuberosity?1541
swellnessa1582
bunchiness1594
extuberance1607
protuberance1653
protuberancy1654
tuberousness1681
swell1683
protruberance1746
bossiness1870
bulginess1883
pregnancy1950
1870 J. Ruskin Aratra Pentelici i. §21 A pleasant bossiness or roundness of surface.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
bossinessn.2
/ˈbɒsɪnɪs/ The quality of being bossy or overbearing.
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society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing
lording?a1425
masterdomc1475
imperiousness1582
domineering1617
dictatoring1644
overbearing1649
magisteriousness1650
magisterialness1651
high-handednessa1658
peremptoriness1699
dictation1769
overbearingnessa1797
dictatorialism1826
bashawism1839
dictatorialness1845
domineeringness1889
overmasterfulness1899
bossiness1928
overdoggery1962
1928 J. Devanny Dawn Beloved i. ii. 19 She savagely resented any ‘bossiness’.
1958 Listener 30 Oct. 699/1 The bossiness and love of power so often characteristic of dwarfish persons of insecure social status.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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