Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bossful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boss-ful
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, resembling, or having the qualities of a boss; bosslike; bossy

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, suppose she does consider it, and does see the whole thing? She'd see I could be her Boss any time I wanted. Now, if there's anything Mrs. Minnely dislikes worst of all its^([sic]) a bossful employee."
""I'll let you have it back to-morrow evening without fail", promised Lord Lamplough — and resumed his bossful occupations until, at five twenty-five exactly, the earthquake started to occur."

Etymology

From boss + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: boss

Inflected Forms

more bossful (comparative) most bossful (superlative)

Questions

What does bossful mean?: Pertaining to, resembling, or having the qualities of a boss; bosslike; bossy
Where does bossful come from?: From boss + -ful.

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