Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Given to ordering others around; domineering.
- adj. Decorated with raised ornaments.
- n. Informal A cow or calf.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Furnished or ornamented with a boss or bosses.
- Projecting in the round; boldly prominent, as if composed of bosses: said of sculpture, etc.
- Acting like a boss; masterful; domineering.
- n. A familiar name for a cow or calf. See boss .
Wiktionary
- n. US, informal, dated A cow or calf.
- adj. tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
- n. United States A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Etymologies
- Diminutive of English dialect boss in boss-calf, buss-calf, for boose-calf, properly, a calf kept in the stall. See boose. (Wiktionary)
- From boss3. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“First Impression: Lucinda is described as a bossy know-it-all who demands to know everything about everyone.”
“Little girls are called bossy," she told the audience on Jan. 27.”
“However, they are often described as bossy, spoiled and lonely, reports the Globe and Mail.”
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“First Impression: Nellie is described as a bossy, snotty, and selfish blond with ringlets, much like character Nellie Oleson of TV’s Little House on the Prairie.”
“May I remind you of what Avigdor lieberman said, a man you describe on this page as 'a vile fascist ', (and it is you who complain of being called a bossy official, which is all gauleiter means).”
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
“First Impression: Some think Judith is self-confident and strong, but others call her bossy and opinionated.”
“Well hell Greggy Hitch got the Tory part right and if you want to be called a bossy pain in the arse instead of a fascist well Hell, be my guest.”
“Internally, too, she quelled her "bossy" self to cultivate a "breezy, natural sense of sweetness.”
“A recent Girl Scouts study revealed that young women avoid leadership roles for fear they'll be labeled "bossy"; another survey found they are four times less likely than men to negotiate a first salary.”
“Among the over one hundred women I interviewed, for every paean to an older sister who was protective and devoted, I heard one described as "bossy" or "judgmental.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bossy’.
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Dominant/Submissive
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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Adjectives with 2 syllables that end ...
angry, bossy, busy, chilly, cheesy, creepy, dirty, early, funny, hairy, happy, healthy and 126 more...
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What a -Y does to an otherwise common, dull word
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Vocabulary 3
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Personality, Mateusz
affectionate, aggressive, ambitious, bossy, charming, competitive, independent, jealous, manipulative, moody, reliable, selfish and 4 more...
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Words that fit me
nouns or verbs used when the meaning fits better
eccentric, curiosity, stubborn, bohemian, whimsical, outspoken, tenacious, photographer, quirky, entrepreneur, organized, organized and 25 more...
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five-letter words starting with 'b'
blame, bland, brute, basic, basis, bribe, brand, borne, birth, billy, balmy, brash and 57 more...
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linds7's Words
hector, mahogany, omnipotent, chutzpah, qualm, bossy, delectable, phantasmagorical, ambulophobia, androphobia, autodysomophobia, lutraphobia and 8 more...
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