Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being bossy or in relief: applied especially to sculpture and ornament: as, “a pleasant bossiness,” Ruskin, Aratra Pentelici, i. § 21.
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- noun the characteristic of being
bossy
Etymologies
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Examples
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You will choose the word and you get to translate Monday's French story (she says, putting up her feet and feeling the first tingling sensation of freedom -- or just plain bossiness!).
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You will choose the word and you get to translate Monday's French story (she says, putting up her feet and feeling the first tingling sensation of freedom -- or just plain bossiness!).
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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You will choose the word and you get to translate Monday's French story (she says, putting up her feet and feeling the first tingling sensation of freedom -- or just plain bossiness!).
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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I've sat through unpleasant parent-teacher conferences where her bossiness was the only topic covered.
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"bossiness" of effect, so much approved by Ruskin, they are very uneven.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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Patty's mother told her to be patient, that Teresa's bossiness was part of her "sickness", so Patty smiled and did and redid all the tasks Teresa demanded of her.
Taxis Mary Capps 2011
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Should be apparent from his stunning takedown of the “uninformed bossiness” of Strunk and White in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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The premise is ludicrous enough that it may not occur in real life, but the blistering cold and general bossiness the baby had to face are relatable to the reader.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » How to use backstory effectively 2009
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I dare say Vicki is my favorite Housewife, despite her ogre-like bossiness and constant smothering.
'Real Housewives of O.C.' recap: The girls return | EW.com 2009
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My first grown-up crush, I think, was on a girl at art college – a crush spoilt when she became my best friend 10 years and counting and I was introduced to all her levels of bossiness, filed as though guest towels, some saved for "best".
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