Definitions for bossy

bossy boss·y

Spelling: [baw-see, bos-ee]
IPA: /ˈbɔ si, ˈbɒs i/

Bossy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in bossy (bossy).

Definitions for bossy

noun

  1. a familiar name for a cow or calf.

adjective

  1. given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
  2. studded with bosses.

Origin of bossy

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; boss1 + -y1

Examples for bossy

"You're a bossy sort of slob, Heslet Quillan," she said equably.

The bossy was a little afraid they might hurt her baby, so she wasn't quite friendly.

It was Millie who first noticed something was wrong with bossy.

And women have much bigger fish to fry than banning the word “bossy.”

"No wonder Miss Alice Fern is so bossy with him," she thought.

I thought it would make you more conceited and bossy than ever.

Beautiful, brainy, and bossy—on the surface, Gu Kailai was a new breed of Politburo wife.

Now that bossy is gone, I don't know what we are going to do for milk.

How was she going to get on with such jolty, jerky, bossy people?

I now see how loaded “bossy” is with gender biases and expectations.

Word Value for bossy
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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