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Meaning of "bossily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOSSILY

bossily  [ˈbɒsɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOSSILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bossily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES BOSSILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bossily in the English dictionary

The definition of bossily in the dictionary is in an overbearing way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOSSILY


classily
ˈklɑːsɪlɪ
crusily
ˈkruːsɪlɪ
fancily
ˈfænsɪlɪ
flossily
ˈflɒsɪlɪ
fussily
ˈfʌsɪlɪ
glassily
ˈɡlɑːsɪlɪ
glossily
ˈɡlɒsɪlɪ
horsily
ˈhɔːsɪlɪ
icily
ˈaɪsɪlɪ
juicily
ˈdʒuːsɪlɪ
lacily
ˈlaɪsɪlɪ
messily
ˈmesɪlɪ
mussily
ˈmʌsɪlɪ
racily
ˈreɪsɪlɪ
sassily
ˈsæsɪlɪ
saucily
ˈsɔːsɪlɪ
sexily
ˈsɛksɪlɪ
Sicily
ˈsɪsɪlɪ
silly
ˈsɪlɪ
tossily
ˈtɒsɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOSSILY

boss
boss cocky
boss screen
boss-eyed
bossa nova
bossboy
bossdom
bosset
bossier
bossiest
bossiness
bossing
bossism
bossnapping
Bossuet
bossy
bossyboots
bostangi
bosthoon
boston

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOSSILY

brassily
busily
cheesily
clumsily
cosily
dressily
drowsily
easily
flimsily
gassily
grassily
greasily
noisily
nosily
prissily
pursily
queasily
rosily
uneasily
unfussily

Synonyms and antonyms of bossily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bossily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOSSILY

Find out the translation of bossily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bossily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bossily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bossily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prepotentemente
570 millions of speakers

English

bossily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bossily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bossily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

bossily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bossily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bossily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bossily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bossily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bossily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bossily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bossily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bossily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bossily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bossily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठ्याने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bossily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prepotentemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bossily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bossily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bossily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bossily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bossily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bossily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bossily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bossily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOSSILY»

The term «bossily» is used very little and occupies the 177.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOSSILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bossily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bossily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bossily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOSSILY»

Discover the use of bossily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bossily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Proceedings of the international symposium on sustainable ...
data during the cucumber crop period at El-Bossily site in the winter season of 1998. Mean values of air and soil temperature at 8 a.m. (15-cm depth) and relative humidity were provided by air thermometer (maximum and minimum) and soil ...
Eftal Düzyaman, Yüksel Tüzel, International Society for Horticultural Science. Commission on Plant Genetic Resources, 2003
2
The Kingmaker's Daughter
By the time that Isabel finally comes in I am kneeling up at the narrow window to look at the moonlight shining on the river, thinking of the king dreaming in its glow . 'You should be asleep,' she says bossily. 'She can't come for us, can she?
Philippa Gregory, 2012
3
Being Genuine: Stop Being Nice, Start Being Real
met) to such an extent that we bossily impose our needs on others—and no questions asked. “That's how it is. Now, go and clean your room—and at once! ... Do it because I said so, that's why.” Wethen get intoaprocess of violence through  ...
Thomas D'Ansembourg, 2007
4
Building Liberty: Canada and World Peace, 1945-2005
awkward and primitive, the Dutch oven bossily big-bellied. The cheese molds were useless, the umbrellas unnecessary. The treadle sewing machine creaked, and the boot-scraper was quickly slobbered with Canadian mud. Even the ghost  ...
Conny Steenman-Marcusse, Aritha Van Herk, 2005
5
There Goes the Bride: A Novel
I force a smile onto my face, trying to sound as positive as the slew of Coping With Divorce and Not Totally Screwing Up Your Children books I got from Amazon have bossily instructed me to do. “He's come all the way from North London to ...
Holly McQueen, 2012
6
Psychotic States in Children
I said Yvonne wants me to know how hard it is to think about leaving - it feels as if everything is flying around in her mind, not safely held inside . . . She then ordered me very bossily to clear up, shouting orders about where the cushions should ...
Margaret Rustin, 1997
7
My Life in the Madhouse
... bossily, “You have to come immediately.” In retrospect, I don't know why I obeyed, but I had become frightened by this stage of doing anything that might ' alienate' the group. I felt even worse when I arrived, as Sam reprimanded me again in ...
Judy Pierson, 2007
8
My First Summer in Sierra
It is only about three feet wide in most places, widening here and there into pools six or eight feet in diameter with no apparent current, the banks bossily rounded by the down-curving mossy sod, grass panicles over-leaning like ...
John Muir, 2010
9
Florida, Mon Amour!: The Wages of Greed
“Don't!” Marcelino shouted bossily. “Tonight we are going to sleep with nothing on but our sweet loving smiles.” Cristina blushed at his lurid suggestion. “I'd feel embarrassed,” she purred as she walked toward the panoramic window veiled by  ...
S. T. Mengibar, 2005
10
Worst Class Trip Ever
Brooke was bossily directing a seventh grader named Macy Walden to move her backpack out of the way so she could drag the tent poles closer to the water. Ned Campbell, a pale, pudgy sixth grader with a serious TV habit and an aversion ...
SANDY BEECH, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOSSILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bossily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
10 ways Marie Kondo can bring more joy to your life
Bossily insisting that your fellow home dwellers get on board your tidying train simply won't work. Kondo advises that you be gentle with people ... «ELLE, Jun 15»
2
9 Reasons Dorinda Medley Is The Best 'Real Housewives Of New …
Someone like NeNe Leakes always overplays their choice to miss a special event, bossily declaring that she is far too busy in a way that makes ... «Bustle, May 15»
3
The Week in Radio: Is there anything worse than radio that seeks to …
It wasn't all just bossily insistent instruction on how we might listen more effectively (though there was plenty of that too). We also learned that ... «Herald, May 15»
4
The young no longer willing to make sacrifices, says liver transplant …
Lo went home one day and realised that the young boy was acting bossily towards others. "He was ordering people around, kept saying 'I want ... «South China Morning Post, May 15»
5
8 NYC Bands You Need to Hear
Since 2006, we've taken a yearly survey of the ever-crowded field of young bands in NYC, settling on an octet that our editors bossily deem ... «The L Magazine, May 15»
6
These NYC Tourists Want More Than Just a Selfie With Jason …
Bossily. The film, by BBDO New York and directed by O Positive's Brian Billow, is running on YouTube and in theaters prior to every screening ... «Creativity, Apr 15»
7
The trouble with makeovers? It's far better to look like yourself
... posh women who went around the country and bossily told other women to change their lives by wearing long T-shirts under V-neck jumpers ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
8
Andy Murray Marries Kim Sears in Dunblane Wedding [Video]
@Colin Strange cos this site very bossily tells me off if I've “duplicated” and usually stops me. April 12th, 2015 at 12:04 pm. Hippy Chick Says:. «Tennis-X.com, Apr 15»
9
Does taking my 12-year-old to see a 15-rated film make me a bad …
No daddy bossily insisting we leave an hour too early in case of traffic. No six-year-old growing bored and restive before the trailers have even ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
10
Going Green around the gills thanks to maths
she announced bossily, her face reddening. “I will,” squeaked Bennett from behind her. “No, no, no, no,” Jones shouted. “I will, I will,” Bennett ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»

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