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autocraticcoercivecontrollingdespoticdominantforcefulharshheavy-handediron-fistediron-handedmonocratic
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bossierbossiest
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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”)).