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adjective
- 1. fond of giving people orders; domineering: informal "don't be so bossy!"
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BOSSY definition: 1. A bossy person is always telling people what to do: 2. having a raised pattern on the surface…. Learn more.
1. : marked by a swelling or roundness. 2. : marked by bosses : studded. bossy. 3 of 3. noun. ˈbȯ-sē ˈbä- plural bossies. : cow, calf. Synonyms. Adjective (1) authoritarian. authoritative. autocratical. despotic. dictatorial. domineering. imperious.
adjective. disapproving us / ˈbɑː.si / uk / ˈbɒs.i / bossy adjective (PERSON) Add to word list. B2. A bossy person is always telling people what to do: Henry, who is extremely bossy, wants to be in charge. She's strong without being bossy. Fewer examples.
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. Bossy people enjoy telling you what to do.
Bossy definition: given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering. . See examples of BOSSY used in a sentence.
Definition of 'bossy' bossy. (bɒsi ) Word forms: bossier, bossiest. adjective B2. If you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do. [disapproval] She remembers being a rather bossy little girl. Synonyms: domineering, lordly, arrogant, authoritarian More Synonyms of bossy. bossiness uncountable noun.
Definition of bossy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "BOSSY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
noun [ U ] (Definition of bossy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of bossy. in Chinese (Traditional) 愛指揮人的, 專橫的, 表面有凸起的圖案… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 爱指挥人的, 专横的, 表面有凸起的图案… See more. in Spanish. mandón, vaca, mandón/ona [masculine-feminine]… See more. in Portuguese.
Define bossy. bossy synonyms, bossy pronunciation, bossy translation, English dictionary definition of bossy. adj. boss·i·er , boss·i·est Given to ordering others around; domineering. boss′i·ly adv. boss′i·ness n. adj. Decorated with raised ornaments.
