bossy

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American, MLE) IPA(key): /ˈbɔsi/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɑsi/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒsi/, /ˈbɒsɪ/ Rhymes: -ɒsi, -ɔːsi === Etymology 1 === From boss +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== bossy (comparative bossier, superlative bossiest) Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering. ===== Synonyms ===== dictatorial, authoritarian, commanding, tyrannical, demanding, inflexible see also Thesaurus:bossy ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Diminutive of dialectal English boss +‎ -y, as used in the term boss-calf (which, like buss-calf, is a variant form of boose-calf, a calf kept in a boose (“stall”)). ==== Noun ==== bossy (plural bossies) (US, informal, dated) A cow or calf. === Etymology 3 === From boss +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== bossy (comparative more bossy, superlative most bossy) Ornamented with bosses; studded. === Anagrams === sybos == Lower Sorbian == === Adjective === bossy obsolete spelling of bósy