adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"You can't wear that hat," said Monica in her usual bossy voice.
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Kevin's mother is really bossy .
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She found Molly to be bossy and interfering.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A bossy , fussy girl with only a few friends, she frustrated and alienated even the people who loved her most.
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Durf was loving every minute of his brisk, bossy monologue.
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She was a difficult woman for anyone even to like, bossy and hard, with a one-way view, and spiteful.
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That bossy controlling outlook also extends to friendships.
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The face itself, middle-aged, was fleshy, healthy, bossy .
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They became bossy , uncooperative, and hostile in their efforts to ward off depression.
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Your young daughter's bossy attitude in later life may be channelled into quite acceptable leadership qualities.