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bossy

adjective

Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

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Word length
5
Starts with
B
Ends with
Y
Contains
OS
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
B2

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adjective

  1. Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power

    “An autocratic person”

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An autocratic person
Autocratic behavior
A bossy way of ordering others around
A rather aggressive and dominating character
Managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way

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