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Meaning of 'bossy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Bossy [ a.]
- Ornamented with bosses; studded.
2 . Bossy [ n.]
- A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.

Meaning of 'bossy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . bossy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Example in sentence:
  • a bossy way of ordering others around;
  • a rather aggressive and dominating character;
  • a swaggering peremptory manner;
  • an autocratic person;
  • autocratic behavior;
  • managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way

Nearby Words:

bos bosa boscage bosh boshbok boshes boshvark bosjesman bosk boskage

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