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Definition of Bossy
1. Adjective. Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power. "A swaggering peremptory manner"
Similar to: Domineering
Derivative terms: Boss
Definition of Bossy
1. a. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
2. n. A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called.
Definition of Bossy
1. Adjective. tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering ¹
2. Noun. (US informal dated) A cow or calf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bossy
1. domineering [adj BOSSIER, BOSSIEST] : BOSSILY [adv] / a cow [n BOSSIES] - See also: cow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bossy
Literary usage of Bossy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Baker's Darkey Plays: A Collection of Short, Humorous Plays in Black Face by Frank E. Hiland, George H. Coes, E. Bowers, Walter H. Baker & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (1903)
"Ob, where will I find her, will any one say 1 Co', bossy! Co', bossy! ... Co',
bossy I With a smile on his lip and a light in his eye. Co', bossy! ..."
2. Physic and Physicians: A Medical Sketch Book, Exhibiting the Public and by Forbes Winslow (1839)
"... powder—Anecdotes of the famous mountebank Dr. bossy—Ignorance and impudence
of bone- setters—Mrs. Mapp—Homoeopathy—The Parisian Quack— ..."
3. A Book for a Rainy Day: Or, Recollections of the Events of the Last Sixty by John Thomas Smith (1845)
"If you ask how it comes, the faithful bossy was not present; bossy was not always
producible after dinner." * 1798. " Wednesday, 27 March. ..."
4. In College Days: Recent Varsity Verse by Joseph Le Roy Harrison (1901)
"... The holy nun, Night, lifts her pensive brow, And counts the rosary of the
stars of heaven. MARION CUMMINGS LULLABY bossy lies in the field asleep. ..."
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