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Adjective (1)
I don't want to work with him because he's so bossy and always runs roughshod over me
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Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
Sybil was hotelier Basil Fawlty’s acerbic and bossy wife, who argued frequently with Basil and was often the subject of his ire.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
On the show, Scales’ bossy Sybil Fawlty and Cleese’s dysfunctional Basil Fawlty run a hotel in the town of Torquay in Devon, England.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
With the aid of his bossy mom Audrey (a delectable Amanda Redman) who comes to live with him and his two dachshunds, Daniel turns into an amateur sleuth and comes up with red herrings and clues aplenty pertaining to World War II history, secrets, trysts and even paintings.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Imagine the bossy, vegetal crunch of a nearly raw bell pepper.
—Adam Erace, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
Sybil was hotelier Basil Fawlty’s acerbic and bossy wife, who argued frequently with Basil and was often the subject of his ire.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
On the show, Scales’ bossy Sybil Fawlty and Cleese’s dysfunctional Basil Fawlty run a hotel in the town of Torquay in Devon, England.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
With the aid of his bossy mom Audrey (a delectable Amanda Redman) who comes to live with him and his two dachshunds, Daniel turns into an amateur sleuth and comes up with red herrings and clues aplenty pertaining to World War II history, secrets, trysts and even paintings.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Bossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bossy. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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