Bossy Definition

bôsē, bŏsē
bossier, bossies, bossiest
adjective
bossier, bossiest
Acting like a boss, as by ordering people about; domineering.
Webster's New World
Decorated with bosses; studded.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
bossies
A traditional name for a domesticated cow.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bossy

Noun

Singular:
bossy
Plural:
bossies

Adjective

Base Form:
bossy
Comparative:
bossier
Superlative:
bossiest

Origin of Bossy

  • Diminutive of dialectal English boss, as used in the term boss-calf (which, like buss-calf, is a variant form of boose-calf, a calf kept in a boose (“stall”)).

    From Wiktionary

  • boss +‎ -y

    From Wiktionary

  • From boss

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Bossy Sentence Examples

  • Don't get bossy with me, Mr. Marsh.

  • Anyway, you don't know what it's like to have a bossy brother.

  • She was so bossy, Gemma and I once ran away in protest.

  • I can tell when she is getting bossy and recall her.

  • Try not to take your work worries home with you or get too bossy.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOS

Words Ending With

YSYSSY

Unscrambles

bossy

Words Starting With B and Ending With Y

Starts With B & Ends With YStarts With BO & Ends With YStarts With B & Ends With SY

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With B5 Letter Words Ending With Y