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Meanings of bossy in English

Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power.

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Usage of bossy in English
1
Charmingly bossy service from the lady of the house, and great value.
The Guardian
2
I am formulating my next question, when she declares: Am I bossy?
The Guardian
3
At last she jumped up and ran off to see the bossy.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October, 1866 / A Maga...
4
Unfortunately, her nearest neighbour dismisses her as too plain and too bossy.
The Irish Times
5
Yes, but he didn't have to be so all-fired bossy about it.
Midnight hero
6
And very nice lips they were, in spite of his bossy attitude.
Nocturnal
7
Juanita Haydock led the mutiny: Look here, Carol, don't be so bossy.
Main Street
8
For a poor helpless damsel in distress, she seemed a trifle bossy.
Savage
9
Bento said he is not bossy and often consults players when making decisions.
Reuters
10
I believe her bossy manner was a cover for her insecurities.
The frog princess
11
Look what her bossy nature got her. She started to sniffle.
Frontier courtship
12
Lack of corporeal form had not made her any less bossy.
The poison eaters: and other stories
13
We want the ladies who wear us to feel very bossy.
Ebony
14
The noise of petty, hurried traffic over the bossy paving stones was deafening.
The Old Wives' Tale
15
I wanted her to wash her hands, but didn't want to be bossy.
Are you there, vodka? it's me, chelsea
16
Greeks have bristled at what they see as bossy behaviour by European leaders.
Reuters
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