/ˈbɔsi/, /ˈbɑsi/, /ˈbɒsi/
- Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
“Over in the wardrobe department a bossy woman in ill-fitting dungarees tried to talk her into wearing a short red low-cut dress for the test.”
“Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees.”
“Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic”
- Ornamented with bosses; studded.
- US, dated, informalA cow or calf.
“A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and ”
Formsbossier(comparative) · bossiest(superlative) · bossies(plural) · more bossy(comparative) · most bossy(superlative)
Source: Wiktionary