Antonyms for bossy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : baw-see, bos-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i

modest

Definition of bossy

Origin : 1540s, "swelling, projecting and rounded, decorated with bosses" from boss (n.2). Meaning "domineering, fond of ordering people about" is recorded 1882, from boss (n.1) + -y (2). As a common cow name it represents Latin bos "cow" (see cow (n.)).

adj domineering

Example sentences :

"No wonder Miss Alice Fern is so bossy with him," she thought.
Extract from : « Molly Brown's Senior Days » by Nell Speed

Now that Bossy is gone, I don't know what we are going to do for milk.
Extract from : « At the Little Brown House » by Ruth Alberta Brown

I thought it would make you more conceited and bossy than ever.
Extract from : « Etheldreda the Ready » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

"You're a bossy sort of slob, Heslet Quillan," she said equably.
Extract from : « Legacy » by James H Schmitz

How was she going to get on with such jolty, jerky, bossy people?
Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

The bossy was a little afraid they might hurt her baby, so she wasn't quite friendly.
Extract from : « Dear Santa Claus » by Various

It was Millie who first noticed something was wrong with Bossy.
Extract from : « Blue Ridge Country » by Jean Thomas

You ought to be thankful for any nickname, Bossy, put in Holly Cross.
Extract from : « The Eight-Oared Victors » by Lester Chadwick

Bossy and his chum blew in, but they didnt stay long, added Phil.
Extract from : « The Eight-Oared Victors » by Lester Chadwick

Did you and Bossy quarrel over a girl, and go to Crest Island to have a duel?
Extract from : « The Eight-Oared Victors » by Lester Chadwick

Synonyms for bossy

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