Someone who's bossy has a tendency to order other people around. Your bossy friend might tell you what clothes you should wear on your date as well as which restaurant you ought to eat at.
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
Adjective S.
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 magisteri
a.
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
n.
A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
Bossy
Bossy
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
Usage Examples
In fact, it works the other way: A government as big and bossy as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class and those who hope to join it.
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Other Usage ExamplesNo, you're not allowed to be bossy when you're married. You have to learn compromise, and compassion and patience.
I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody's passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn't mind leading.
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