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In some senses, bossy is marked as dated, informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
bossy
/ˈbɔsi/
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
distressed, evil, exotic, ill-fitting, materialistic
VERB + BOSSY
cast, isn't, says, seems, think, withholding
BOSSY + NOUN
-, bees, queen, saddle, she's, woman
PREP.
across, in
ADV.
always, quite
Definitions
adj
1
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
Over in the wardrobe department a bossy woman in ill-fitting dungarees tried to talk her into wearing a short red low-cut dress for the test.
Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees.
noun
1
A cow or calf.
A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and dropped it at the ranch for the boys to attend to.
adj
1
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwa
- autocratic
- dominating
- high-and-mighty
- magisterial
- peremptory
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Over in the wardrobe department a bossy woman in ill-fitting dungarees tried to talk her into wearing a short red low-cut dress for the test.
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Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees.
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Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic
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A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and
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You're being bossy, aren't you?
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You're so bossy.
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