bossy
/ˈbɔsi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.97 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
adj
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
Example Sentences
- "Over in the wardrobe department a bossy woman in ill-fitting dungarees tried to talk her into wearing a short red low-cut dress for the test."
- "Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees."
- "Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals)."
- "A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and dropped it at the ranch for the boys to attend to."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-? Proto-Germanic *baswô Proto-West Germanic *baswō Old Dutch *baso Middle Dutch baes Dutch baasbor. English boss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bossy From boss + -y.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɔsi/
- British English: /ˈbɒsi/
Usage
Inflected Forms
bossier (comparative)
bossiest (superlative)
bossies (plural)
more bossy (comparative)
most bossy (superlative)