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boss·y 1

(bô′sē, bŏs′ē)
adj. boss·i·er, boss·i·est
Given to ordering others around; domineering.

boss′i·ly adv.
boss′i·ness n.

boss·y 2

(bô′sē, bŏs′ē)
adj.
Decorated with raised ornaments.

boss·y 3

(bô′sē, bŏs′ē)
n. pl. boss·ies Informal
A cow or calf.

[From boss.]
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bossy

(ˈbɒsɪ)
adj, bossier or bossiest
informal domineering, overbearing, or authoritarian
ˈbossily adv
ˈbossiness n

bossy

(ˈbɒsɪ)
adj
(Furniture) (of furniture) ornamented with bosses
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boss•y1

(ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i)

adj. boss•i•er, boss•i•est.
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
[1880–85, Amer.; boss1 + -y1]
boss′i•ly, adv.
boss′i•ness, n.

boss•y2

(ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i)

adj. boss•i•er, boss•i•est.
studded with bosses.
[1535–45; boss 2 + -y 1]

bos•sy3

(ˈbɒs i, ˈbɔ si)

n., pl. -sies.
a familiar name for a cow or calf.
[1835–45, Amer.; boss3 + -y2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:bossy - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power]bossy - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
domineering - tending to domineer
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bossy

adjective (Informal) domineering, lordly, arrogant, authoritarian, oppressive, hectoring, autocratic, dictatorial, coercive, imperious, overbearing, tyrannical, despotic, high-handed She remembers being a rather bossy little girl.
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bossy

adjective
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Translations
panovačnýpánovitý
kommanderende
komenteleva
sklon zapovijedanju
parancsolgató
ráîríkur
威張った
우두머리 노릇하는
ukazovalen
dominerande
ซึ่งสั่งให้ทํา
buyurgan dediği dedik emretmekten hoşlanan
hách dịch

bossy

[ˈbɒsɪ] ADJ (bossier (compar) (bossiest (superl))) [person] → mandón
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bossy

[ˈbɒsi] adj [woman, teacher] → autoritaire
a bossy little girl
BUT une petite fille qui mène tout le monde à la baguette.
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bossy

adj (+er)herrisch ; don’t be bossy with me!kommandier mich nicht so rum (inf); he tends to be rather bossyer kommandiert einen gern rum (inf)
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bossy

[ˈbɒsɪ] adj (person) → autoritario/a
don't you get bossy with me! → non cominciare a darmi ordini!
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boss

(bos) noun
the master or manager. the boss of the factory. baas, bestuurder رِئيس دَيْر шеф patrão šéf der Chef chef; boss προϊστάμενος, αφεντικό jefe boss, peremees رئیس؛ مدیر pomo patron/-onne בּוֹס बॉस gazda főnök, tulaj majikan verkstjóri, yfirmaður capo, padrone ボス 우두머리 šeimininkas, vadovas, viršininkas saimnieks; uzņēmējs; meistars; vadītājs; boss ketua besar baas sjef, leder, pamp szef ریس ، مدیر patrão şef, patron начальник šéf šef šef chef, bas, boss เจ้านาย patron, âmir 老闆 хазяїн; господар حاکم ، مالک ، بڑا افسر ông chủ; thủ trưởng 老板
verb
(usually with about/around) to order. Stop bossing everyone about! baasspeel يَتَرَأَّس، يَصْدِرُ الأوامر ръководя, заповядвам mandar řídit (koho), poroučet (komu) herumkommandieren koste rundt med; jage rundt med δίνω διαταγές mandar kamandama تحکم کردن komentaa mener à la baguette לַתֵת הוֹרָאוֹת रोब गांठना zapovijedati uralkodik (vkin, vmin) / skipa fyrir (frekjulega) comandare いばりちらす 쥐고 흔들다 komanduoti, nurodinėti komandēt; izrīkot (kādu) mengarah commanderen beordre, sjefe komenderować, rozkazywać ټینګ کول mandar a da ordine начальствовать komandovať komandirati zapovedati bossa, köra med บงการ emirler yağdırmak 頤指氣使 господарювати, керувати حکم چلانا chỉ huy 指挥,对(某人)发号施令
ˈbossy adjective
liking to order others about. baasspelerige مُتَراِس، مُتَسَلِّط، مُحِبٌّ لأعطاء الأوامر обичащ да заповядва mandão pánovitý herrisch kommanderende αυταρχικός mandón kamandav پر مدعا؛ ارباب منش komenteleva autoritaire מִתנָהֵג כְּמוֹ בּוֹס हुक्म चलाने का शौकीन zapovjednički parancsolgató suka memerintah ráðríkur autoritario 親分ぶる 위세 부리는 mėgstantis nurodinėti komandējošs; valdonīgs suka mengarah bazig dominerende, sjefete, pampete apodyktyczny ارباب، له توقع ډک mandão autoritar начальственный panovačný ukazovalen zapovednički dominant, diktatorisk ชอบบงการ emretmekten hoşlanan, dediği dedik 專橫的,好發施令的 той, що любить керувати افسرانہ hách dịch 专横的,好发号施令的
ˈbossily adverb
baasspelerig بتسلّط، بتأمُّـر по заповядваш начин autoritariamente pánovitě herrisch kommanderende; dominerende αυταρχικά autoritariamente kamandavalt ارباب منشانه komentelevasti de manière autoritaire כְּמוֹ בּוֹס रोब गांठते हुए tiranski parancsolgatóan sikap suka memerintah frekjulega, með ráðríki in modo autoritario ボス顔をして 전제적으로 valdingai valdonīgi dengan suka mengarah bazig dominerende, kommanderende apodyktycznie مشر autoritariamente autoritar; într-o manieră auto­ritară начальственно panovačne ukazujoče zapovedničko dominant, diktatoriskt อย่างบงการ âmirane bir şekilde, buyurgan bir tavırla 專橫地 владно, по-диктаторськи افسرانہ طور پر hống hách 专横地
ˈbossiness noun
baasspelerigheid تأمُّـر، تسلُّط заповедничество prepotência pánovitost, panovačnost das Tonangeben kommanderen; domineren αυταρχικότητα autoritarismo kamandamine ریاست komentelunhalu autoritarisme הִתנָהָגוּת שְׁתַלטָנִית रोब zapovjedanje parancsolgatás otoriter ráðríki autoritarismo ボス顔すること 위세 부림 valdingumas valdonība lagak bos bazigheid herskesyke apodyktyczność ریاست prepotência autoritarism начальственность panovačnosť ukazovalnost zapovedništvo bossighet, chefaktighet การบงการ buyurganlık 專橫 керування افسرانہ خاصیت sự hống hách 专横
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bossy

دِكتاتورِيّ panovačný kommanderende herrisch αυταρχικός mandón komenteleva autoritaire sklon zapovijedanju autoritario 威張った 우두머리 노릇하는 bazig sjefete apodyktyczny mandão (ведущий себя) как командир dominerande ซึ่งสั่งให้ทํา buyurgan hách dịch 专横的
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