bossiness (noun)

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• bossiness — bossy ► ADJECTIVE (bossier, bossiest) informal ▪ fond of giving orders; domineering. DERIVATIVES bossily adverb bossiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• bossiness — noun see bossy III …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bossiness — noun The characteristic of being bossy …   Wiktionary

• bossy — I. adjective Date: 1543 1. marked by a swelling or roundness 2. marked by bosses ; studded II. noun (plural bossies) Etymology: 6boss Date: 1843 cow, cal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bossy — bossy1 adjective (bossier, bossiest) informal fond of giving orders; domineering. Derivatives bossily adverb bossiness noun bossy2 noun (plural bossies) N. Amer …   English new terms dictionary

• bossy — adjective 1 always telling other people what to do in a way that is annoying: I like his approach to things he can show people what to do without being bossy. 2 bossy boots BrE informal someone who you think tells other people what to do too… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bossy — UK [ˈbɒsɪ] / US [ˈbɔsɪ] / US [ˈbɑsɪ] adjective Word forms bossy : adjective bossy comparative bossier superlative bossiest someone who is bossy keeps telling other people what to do, in a way that annoys them Don t be so bossy! Derived words:… …   English dictionary

• bossy — I. /ˈbɒsi/ (say bosee) adjective (bossier, bossiest) Colloquial given to acting like a boss; domineering. {boss1 + y1} –bossily, adverb –bossiness, noun II. /ˈbɒsi/ ( …  

• bossily — bossy ► ADJECTIVE (bossier, bossiest) informal ▪ fond of giving orders; domineering. DERIVATIVES bossily adverb bossiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• bossy — ► ADJECTIVE (bossier, bossiest) informal ▪ fond of giving orders; domineering. DERIVATIVES bossily adverb bossiness noun …   English terms dictionary