Synonyms for bossy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : baw-see, bos-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i |
Top 10 synonyms for bossy
Définition 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
- "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
Antonyms for bossy
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