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bossy

adj
/ˈbɔsi/US/ˈbɑsi//ˈbɒsi/UK

Etymology

Diminutive of dialectal English boss + -y, as used in the term boss-calf (which, like buss-calf, is a variant form of boose-calf, a calf kept in a boose (“stall”)).

  1. derived from boss
  2. borrowed from ボス
  3. derived from *bō-✻ — “father, older male relative”
  4. derived from *baswô✻ — “uncle”
  5. derived from *baswō✻
  6. derived from *baso✻ — “uncle, kinsman”
  7. derived from baes — “master of a household, friend”
  8. borrowed from baas
  9. suffixed as bossy — “boss + -y”

Definitions

  1. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted

    Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

    • 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.

  2. A cow or calf.

  3. Ornamented with bosses

    Ornamented with bosses; studded.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA