bossy
adjective
given to ordering people about; overly authoritative; domineering.
bossiness
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a word derived from
bossy.
Example Sentences
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There was still one place where I thought I could count on AI to be as flawed as I am: my bossiness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hockney detested the "cultural bossiness of New Labour" and joined the Countryside March in protest.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Salon spoke to Taylor-O’Connor about the documentary, Ellie’s talents and bossiness, the Parrot Kindergarten school for animal communication and grief.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2025
The man scolds her for writing in a library book, and Alina balks at his bossiness, this enforcement of this rule, especially when she’s doing no harm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2022
“Now it’s time to get to work,” Guardian says, and I feel too much of the human emotion of excitement to even be annoyed at Guardian’s bossiness.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
