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bossy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | autocratic, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory |
| Derivation | boss |
a bossy way of ordering others around.
Examples of bossy
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Larken, the first-born, became a bossy academic with a secret eating compulsion.
From the dallasnews.com
She is independent, strong-willed and determined and is often bossy with others.
From the tennessean.com
Deborah Oliver Artis in her own way is just as effective as sweetly bossy Weedy.
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Surely it's fair to say that bossy women AND bossy men are equally as nauseating.
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The people behind this ridiculous, bossy and humourless campaign need to grow up.
From the guardian.co.uk
You'll be dominant, bossy and independent to the point where you alienate others.
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These are the personality types who need to be the most wary around bossy people.
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She's bright pink, bossy and her TV show is watched in more than 180 countries.
From the guardian.co.uk
Their styles of music are not the same and the Boss just aint so bossy for me.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Autocratic: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering ...
- "Bossy" is a song by American R&B singer Kelis, featuring American rapper Too Short. Written by Kelis, Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford, Too Short, and Sean Garrett, it was released in the United States in May 2006 as the lead single (and final single in Australia) from Kelis' fourth studio album, ...
- "Bossy" is a song written by R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo and production-team Stargate for American pop singer Lindsay Lohan. The song became Lohan's first #1 hit on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
- Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering
- (bossiest) Superlative form of bossy
- (Bossies) To go completely crazy.
- Over-development of the shoulders
- Telling employees what to do and not listening to their suggestions.
- Telling people what to do all the time: "He's so bossy - he never lets me do things the way I want to do them."
