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bully - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'bully' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bully [ a.]
- Jovial and blustering; dashing.
- Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse.
2 . Bully [ n.]
- A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
- A brisk, dashing fellow.
3 . Bully [ v. i.]
- To act as a bully.
4 . Bully [ v. t.]
- To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.

Meaning of 'bully' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bully [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be bossy towards
Example in sentence:
  • Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
2 . bully [ s]
Meaning (2):
- very good
Example in sentence:
  • a neat sports car;
  • had a great time at the party;
  • he did a bully job;
  • we had a grand old time;
  • you look simply smashing