Bossy
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
studded with bosses.
a familiar name for a cow or calf.
Contemporary Examples
Sheryl Sandberg’s Got a Bigger Problem Than Bossy-Gate Keli Goff March 16, 2014
China’s Jackie Kennedy: Gu Kailai and the Bo Xilai’s Scandal Melinda Liu April 11, 2012
My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That Sally Kohn March 11, 2014
Historical Examples
Young Lucretia and Other Stories Mary E. Wilkins
At the Little Brown House Ruth Alberta Brown
Joan of the Journal Helen Diehl Olds
Molly Brown’s Senior Days Nell Speed
The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), John Ruskin
Legacy James H Schmitz
Mary’s Little Lamb Edith Francis Foster
adjective bossier, bossiest
(informal) domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian
adjective
(of furniture) ornamented with bosses
adj.
A cow
Beef (1930s+ Lunch counter)
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- Bossily
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering. adjective bossier, bossiest (informal) domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian adjective (of furniture) ornamented with bosses adj. A cow Beef (1930s+ Lunch counter)
- Bossiness
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering. Historical Examples The Rhythm of Life Alice Meynell adjective bossier, bossiest (informal) domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian adjective (of furniture) ornamented with bosses adj. A cow Beef (1930s+ Lunch counter)
- Bossing
a person who employs or superintends workers; manager. a politician who controls the party organization, as in a particular district. a person who makes decisions, exercises authority, dominates, etc.: My grandfather was the boss in his family. to be master of or over; manage; direct; control. to order about, especially in an arrogant manner. to […]
- Bossism
control by bosses, especially political bosses. Historical Examples Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. W. Fletcher Johnson noun (US) the domination or the system of domination of political organizations by bosses
- Bossuet
Jacques Bénigne [zhahk bey-neen-yuh] /ʒɑk beɪˈnin yə/ (Show IPA), 1627–1704, French bishop, writer, and orator. Historical Examples The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) Hippolyte A. Taine A History of French Literature Edward Dowden The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864 Various The History of England from the Accession of James […]