bossy[adjective]Synonyms: domineering, arrogant, authoritarian, autocratic, dictatorial, hectoring, high-handed, imperious, overbearing, tyrannical
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
boss‧y /ˈbɒsi $ ˈbɒːsi/
adjective (
comparative bossier,
superlative bossiest)
1. always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying:
her loud bossy sister2. bossy-boots British English informal someone who you think tells other people what to do too often
—bossily adverb—bossiness noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲