bossy
English
/ˈbɔsi/, /ˈbɑsi/, /ˈbɒsi/
adj
Definitions
- Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
Etymology
Suffix from English boss (bump, a lump, protuberance, protrusion, employer, manager).
Origin
English
boss
Gloss
bump, a lump, protuberance, protrusion, employer, manager
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antiboss English
- boots English
- boss English
- bossdom English
- bosser English
- bosset English
- bossful English
- bossily English
- bossiness English
- bossish English
- bossism English
- bossless English
- bosslike English
- bossling English
- bossly English
- bossman English
- bossnapping English
- bossocracy English
- bossy pants English
- bossyboots English
- deboss English
- emboss English
- midboss English
- miniboss English
- overboss English
- overbossy English
- superboss English
- underboss English
- Boss German
- boss Italian
- baas Dutch, Flemish
- boss French
- босс Russian
- boss Swedish
- ボス Japanese
- bosing Tagalog
- boss Tagalog
- 波士 Chinese
- бос Ukrainian
- bosi Swahili
- bos Tok Pisin
- bosim Tok Pisin