bossy B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈbɔsi/ UK /ˈbɒsi/ See IPA manual Freq #15260 Meanings 1 adj Always telling other people what to do in an annoying way. My older sister can be really bossy sometimes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · always telling other people... domineeringauthoritariandemanding More autocraticcoercivecontrollingdespoticdominantforcefulharshheavy-handediron-fistediron-handedmonocratic ↔ Opposites humbleservilesycophantic Word family Forms bossierbossiest Related forms arrogant Etymology AI details 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”)). Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bossy **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbɔsi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɒsi/ **Frequency rank:** 15260 ## Meanings 1. Always telling other people what to do in an annoying way. ## Examples - My older sister can be really bossy sometimes. ## Synonyms - autocratic - coercive - controlling - despotic - dominant - domineering - forceful - harsh - heavy-handed - iron-fisted - iron-handed - monocratic ## Antonyms - humble - servile - sycophantic ## Related Forms - arrogant ## Etymology 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”)). ## AI Etymology Bossy is a 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”)). ## Topics - People & Society markdown