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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being bossy or in relief: applied especially to sculpture and ornament: as, “a pleasant bossiness,” Ruskin, Aratra Pentelici, i. § 21.

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  • noun the characteristic of being bossy

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bossy +‎ -ness

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