bossy
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boss·y 1
(bô′sē, bŏs′ē)adj. boss·i·er, boss·i·est
Given to ordering others around; domineering.
boss′i·ly adv.
boss′i·ness n.
boss·y 2
(bô′sē, bŏs′ē)adj.
Decorated with raised ornaments.
boss·y 3
(bô′sē, bŏs′ē)n. pl. boss·ies Informal
A cow or calf.
[From boss.]
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bossy
(ˈbɒsɪ)adj, bossier or bossiest
informal domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian
ˈbossily adv
ˈbossiness n
bossy
(ˈbɒsɪ)adj
(Furniture) (of furniture) ornamented with bosses
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boss•y1
(ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i)adj. boss•i•er, boss•i•est.
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
boss′i•ly, adv.
boss′i•ness, n.
boss•y2
(ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i)adj. boss•i•er, boss•i•est.
studded with bosses.
bos•sy3
(ˈbɒs i, ˈbɔ si)n., pl. -sies.
a familiar name for a cow or calf.
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Adj. | 1. | bossy - 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 magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" domineering - tending to domineer |
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bossy
adjective (Informal) domineering, lordly, arrogant, authoritarian, oppressive, hectoring, autocratic, dictatorial, coercive, imperious, overbearing, tyrannical, despotic, high-handed She remembers being a rather bossy little girl.
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bossy
adjectiveTending to dictate:
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Translations
panovačnýpánovitý
kommanderende
komenteleva
sklon zapovijedanju
parancsolgató
ráîríkur
威張った
우두머리 노릇하는
ukazovalen
dominerande
ซึ่งสั่งให้ทำ
buyurgandediği dedikemretmekten hoşlanan
hách dịch
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bossy
[ˈbɒsi] adj [woman, teacher] → autoritairea bossy little girl
BUT une petite fille qui mène tout le monde à la baguette.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bossy
adj (+er) → herrisch; don’t be bossy with me! → kommandier mich nicht so rum (inf); he tends to be rather bossy → er kommandiert einen gern rum (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
bossy
[ˈbɒsɪ] adj (person) → autoritario/adon't you get bossy with me! → non cominciare a darmi ordini!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
boss
(bos) noun the master or manager. the boss of the factory.
verb (usually with about/around) to order. Stop bossing everyone about!
ˈbossy adjective liking to order others about.
ˈbossily adverbˈbossiness noun
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bossy
→ دِكتاتورِيّ panovačný kommanderende herrisch αυταρχικός mandón komenteleva autoritaire sklon zapovijedanju autoritario 威張った 우두머리 노릇하는 bazig sjefete apodyktyczny mandão (ведущий себя) как командир dominerande ซึ่งสั่งให้ทำ buyurgan hách dịch 专横的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009