Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bossly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boss-ly
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.

Example Sentences

"Randall could only do so much. And his role as her boss—no matter how much he felt for her—only allowed him to go so far toward commiseration, without his offering bossly, fatherly, advice."

Etymology

From boss + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: boss

Inflected Forms

more bossly (comparative) most bossly (superlative)

Questions

What does bossly mean?: Of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.
Where does bossly come from?: From boss + -ly.

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