bossily
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Gizmo is “extremely affectionate and opinionated,” meaning that he loves to snuggle, but will bossily nibble Ms. Borgmann’s toes when he wants to be picked up.
From New York Times
Thatcher was played by Haydn Gwynne, whose character gave the Queen an absurdly extravagant curtsey before bossily berating her over leaks.
From The Guardian
There were rums that allowed the daiquiri to shine as a drink, and rums that bossily made the daiquiri their own.
From Washington Post
Grandpa built a two-story playhouse in the backyard, where I played house and Luke took the roles I bossily assigned to him.
From Literature
Upsetting traditional hierarchies, two metallic servants – the polished, prissy butler C-3PO and his squat companion R2-D2, apparently a dustbin with a brain – bossily managed the affairs of their accident-prone masters.
From The Guardian
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