bosslike
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Like or resembling a boss (raised area; protrusion)
adj
Like or resembling a boss; bossish
Example Sentences
- "An electric motor comprising an oil-tight housing having a bosslike projection at one end thereof, said oil-tight housing being defined by a somewhat cup-shaped member open at the end remote from said end having said bosslike projection […]"
- "Malene tried to digest what it meant that he was looking bosslike this morning."
Etymology
From boss (“protrusion”) + -like.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more bosslike (comparative)
most bosslike (superlative)
boss-like (alternative)