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View usage for: (bɒsi) adjectiveIf you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do. [disapproval] She remembers being a rather bossy little girl. Synonyms: domineering, lordly, arrogant, authoritarian More Synonyms of bossy bossiness uncountable noun They resent what they see as bossiness. bossy in British English 1 (ˈbɒsɪ) adjectiveWord forms: bossier or bossiest informal domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian Derived forms bossily (ˈbossily) adverb bossiness (ˈbossiness) noun bossy in British English 2 (ˈbɒsɪ) adjective(of furniture) ornamented with bosses bossy in American English 1 (ˈbɔsi) US adjectiveWord forms: ˈbossier or ˈbossiest Informal acting like a boss, as by ordering people about; domineering Derived forms bossiness (ˈbossiness) noun bossy in American English 2 (ˈbɔsi; ˈbɑsi) adjective decorated with bosses; studded bossy in American English 3 (ˈbɑsi; ˈbɔsi) Examples of 'bossy' in a sentencebossy Some Mercedes can look busy and bossy and a little too full of themselves.She does sometimes come across as a bit bossy and up herself.He initially found her a bit bossy.He also lets me get away with being a bit bossy.He's bossy with his teachers and likes to tell people what to do.I'm trying to be the insurance policy in midfield and be a little bit bossy.I'd argue being bossy turned out rather well for these women.The overwhelming urge to pass on our cultural DNA perhaps explains why we can be quite so bossy.The host said: 'The house are finding her a bit bossy.I am a little bossy!Witter: You seem quite bossy.I was quite bossy and noisy when it came to music but away from that I was quiet and studious. British English: bossy / ˈbɒsɪ/ ADJECTIVE If someone is bossy, they enjoy telling people what to do. She is a bossy little girl. - American English: bossy
- Arabic: دِكتاتورِيّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: mandão
- Chinese: 专横的
- Croatian: sklon zapovijedanju
- Czech: panovačný
- Danish: kommanderende
- Dutch: bazig
- European Spanish: mandón
- Finnish: komenteleva
- French: autoritaire
- German: herrisch
- Greek: αυταρχικός
- Italian: autoritario
- Japanese: 威張った
- Korean: 우두머리 노릇하는
- Norwegian: sjefete
- Polish: apodyktyczny
- European Portuguese: mandão
- Romanian: autoritar
- Russian: (ведущий себя) как командир
- Latin American Spanish: mandón
- Swedish: dominerande
- Thai: ซึ่งสั่งให้ทำ
- Turkish: buyurgan
- Ukrainian: владний
- Vietnamese: hách dịch
Chinese translation of 'bossy'Definition domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian (informal) She remembers being a rather bossy little girl. Additional synonymsDefinition having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or ability an air of arrogant indifference Synonyms conceited, lordly, assuming, proud, swaggering, pompous, pretentious, stuck up (informal), cocky, contemptuous, blustering, imperious, overbearing, haughty, scornful, puffed up, egotistical, disdainful, self-important, presumptuous, high-handed, insolent, supercilious, high and mighty (informal), overweening, immodest, swollen-headed, bigheaded (informal), uppish (British, informal), too big for your boots or breeches Definition insisting on strict obedience to authority There was a coup to restore authoritarian rule. Synonyms strict, severe, absolute, harsh, rigid, autocratic, dictatorial, dogmatic, imperious, domineering, unyielding, tyrannical, disciplinarian, despotic, doctrinaireThey have grown intolerant of his autocratic ways. Synonyms dictatorial, absolute, unlimited, all-powerful, imperious, domineering, tyrannical, despotic, tyrannous - bosom
- boss
- boss someone around
- bossy
- botany
- botch
- bother
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