Associations to the word «Bossy»

Wiktionary

BOSSY, adjective. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
BOSSY, noun. (US) (informal) (dated) A cow or calf.
BOSSY, adjective. Ornamented with bosses; studded.
BOSSY PANTS, noun. (informal) (sometimes used attributively) A pushy or domineering person.

Dictionary definition

BOSSY, adjective. Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "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"; "a swaggering peremptory manner".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley