bossy

Plural: bossies

Adjective Satellite

• offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
  • "a bossy way of ordering others around"

Adj

• Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
• Ornamented with bosses; studded.

Noun

• A familiar term for a cow, often used affectionately.
• A cow or calf.

Adjective

• Inclined to dominate others; domineering or authoritarian.

Examples

• Finding BOSSY on the triple-word score was a moo-ving experience for her score.
• Her strategy was very BOSSY, taking control of all the premium squares early on.

Synonyms

autocratic, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory, authoritarian, bossy, coercive, commanding, controlling, demanding, despotic, dictatorial, dominant, domineering, forceful, harsh, heavy-handed, inflexible, iron-fisted, iron-handed, monocratic, obtrusive, oppressive, overbearing, strict, tyrannical

Antonyms

humble, servile, sycophantic

Related Words

arrogant, BOSSILY

Anagrams of bossy