Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbossed

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-bossed
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not under the influence of a boss (employer etc.).

adj

Without a boss (protuberance).

Example Sentences

"In successful reelection campaigns in 1971 and 1975, he asserted that he had "kept the faith," had remained "unbossed, unbought, unbowed, and uncorrupted."

Etymology

From un- + bossed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Questions

What does unbossed mean?: Not under the influence of a boss (employer etc.).
Where does unbossed come from?: From un- + bossed.

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