Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bossily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boss-i-ly
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a bossy manner.

Example Sentences

"She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English bossy Middle English -ly English -ly English bossily From bossy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more bossily (comparative) most bossily (superlative)

Questions

What does bossily mean?: In a bossy manner.
Where does bossily come from?: Etymology tree English bossy Middle English -ly English -ly English bossily From bossy + -ly.

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