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- adverb In a
bossy manner.
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Examples
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Towards the end of my Enid Blyton phase, in late primary school, I bossily founded a writing club, which I called the Bluebell Club.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » THE BLUEBELL CLUB: Or, Confession of a Literary Crime 2008
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Outside men with walkie-talkies bossily order the exceptionally well-behaved crowd to remain behind the rope, which they were already doing.
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How is including certain books over others in the collection not informing (bossily and intrusively) the community what the librarian thinks is important?
Bagging our principles Roger Sutton 2007
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I had even bossily told him I got to choose the names, which he accepted with a loving grin and kissed my forehead.
Archive 2008-12-01 AbortionBlogger 2008
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I had even bossily told him I got to choose the names, which he accepted with a loving grin and kissed my forehead.
Just because it is the right decision doesn't mean it is easy AbortionBlogger 2008
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"No more work, " Sadie said bossily, proving Claudia's theory.
Hot For Him Mayberry, Sarah 2007
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What makes my jaw drop is that people today should base their lives on such an appalling role model as Yahweh - and, even worse, that they should bossily try to force the same evil monster (whether fact or fiction) on the rest of us.
The God Delusion Dawkins, Richard, 1941- 2006
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I saw how important it was to arrange seating bossily in advance.
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I saw how important it was to arrange seating bossily in advance.
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'All in favour of the DA?' said Hermione bossily, kneeling up on her cushion to count.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Rowling, J. K. 2003
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