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bossy
boss·y 1 B0409300 (bô′sē, bŏs′ē)adj. boss·i·er, boss·i·est Given to ordering others around; domineering.
boss′i·ly adv.boss′i·ness n.
boss·y 2 B0409300 (bô′sē, bŏs′ē)adj. Decorated with raised ornaments.
boss·y 3 B0409300 (bô′sē, bŏs′ē)n. pl. boss·ies Informal A cow or calf.
[From boss.]bossy (ˈbɒsɪ) adj, bossier or bossiestinformal domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian ˈbossily adv ˈbossiness n
bossy (ˈbɒsɪ) adj (Furniture) (of furniture) ornamented with bossesboss•y1 (ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i)
adj. boss•i•er, boss•i•est. given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering. [1880–85, Amer.; boss1 + -y1] boss′i•ly, adv. boss′i•ness, n. boss•y2 (ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i)
adj. boss•i•er, boss•i•est. studded with bosses. [1535–45; boss2 + -y1] bos•sy3 (ˈbɒs i, ˈbɔ si)
n., pl. -sies. a familiar name for a cow or calf. [1835–45, Amer.; boss3 + -y2] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  bossy - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"autocratic, high-and-mighty, peremptory, magisterial, dominatingdomineering - tending to domineer |
bossyadjective (Informal) domineering, lordly, arrogant, authoritarian, oppressive, hectoring, autocratic, dictatorial, coercive, imperious, overbearing, tyrannical, despotic, high-handed She remembers being a rather bossy little girl.bossyadjectiveTending to dictate:authoritarian, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing, peremptory.Translationsboss (bos) noun the master or manager. the boss of the factory. 老闆 老板 verb (usually with about/around) to order. Stop bossing everyone about! 頤指氣使 指挥，对（某人）发号施令 ˈbossy adjective liking to order others about. 專橫的，好發施令的 专横的，好发号施令的 ˈbossily adverb 專橫地 专横地ˈbossiness noun 專橫 专横IdiomsSeebossybootsEncyclopediaSeebossBOSSY
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bossy
Synonyms for bossyadj domineeringSynonyms- domineering
- lordly
- arrogant
- authoritarian
- oppressive
- hectoring
- autocratic
- dictatorial
- coercive
- imperious
- overbearing
- tyrannical
- despotic
- high-handed
Synonyms for bossyadj tending to dictateSynonyms- authoritarian
- dictatorial
- dogmatic
- domineering
- imperious
- magisterial
- masterful
- overbearing
- peremptory
Synonyms for bossyadj offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powerSynonyms- autocratic
- high-and-mighty
- peremptory
- magisterial
- dominating
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