bossy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɒsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɒsɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbɑsi/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈbɔsi/ (General-American, Multicultural-London-English)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-? Proto-Germanic *baswô Proto-West Germanic *baswō Old Dutch *baso Middle Dutch baes Dutch baasbor. English boss Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bossy From boss + -y.
Meanings
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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.
1994, Jackie Collins, Hollywood Kids:Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees.
2017 October 2, Heather Alexandra, “Cuphead Player Beats Bosses Without Taking A Single Hit”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 18 Feb 2018:Where American Jewish men contend with stereotypes of being oversexed, needy, nebbishy and neurotic (like Woody Allen, boo hiss), Jewish women are cast as withholding, bossy, exotic, and materialistic (like Fran Drescher, which honestly? Goals).
2019 August 20, Fancy Feast, “On Being a Fetish”, in Jewish Currents, number Summer 2019, archived from the original on 08 Aug 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bossiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| bossier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
servile · humble · sycophantic
Coordinates
procontrol · sadomasochism · BDSM · antiliberal · might makes right · illiberal
Deriveds
bossily · bossy r · bossyboots · bossiness · overbossy · bossy pants
Relateds
Synonyms
iron-handed · monocratic · oppressive · overbearing · forceful · domineering · tyrannical · obtrusive · bossy · commanding · harsh · strict · dominant · dictatorial · inflexible · authoritarian · autocratic · despotic · brassy · demanding · iron-fisted · controlling · heavy-handed · coercive
Translations (33)
de herrschsüchtig (tending to give orders to others) · cs panovačný (tending to give orders to others) · cmn 跋扈 (tending to give orders to others) · sv bossig (tending to give orders to others) · pdt baussich (tending to give orders to others) · ar مُتَسَلِّط (tending to give orders to others) · nl bazig (tending to give orders to others) · pt mandão (tending to give orders to others) · de rechthaberisch (tending to give orders to others) · ca manaire (tending to give orders to others) · ga tiarnúil (tending to give orders to others) · fr autoritaire (tending to give orders to others) · ro autoritar (tending to give orders to others) · pl władczy (tending to give orders to others) · bg властен (tending to give orders to others) · de autoritär (tending to give orders to others) · nb sjefete (tending to give orders to others) · hu dirigál (tending to give orders to others) · cmn 愛發號施令的 /爱发号施令的 (tending to give orders to others) · de herrisch (tending to give orders to others) · ru лю́бящий кома́ндовать (tending to give orders to others) · ro poruncitor (tending to give orders to others) · cy trahaus (tending to give orders to others) · bg обичащ да командва (tending to give orders to others) · gv mainshtyragh (tending to give orders to others) · fi komenteleva (tending to give orders to others) · pl apodyktyczny (tending to give orders to others) · ru вла́стный (tending to give orders to others) · pl rządzący się (tending to give orders to others) · scn cumanneru (tending to give orders to others) · de diktatorisch (tending to give orders to others) · mi tonotono (tending to give orders to others) · es mandón (tending to give orders to others)