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bossed

bossed adjective: having a boss (employer etc.), or controlled by one. Also the simple past and past participle of boss.

Adjective

bossed (comparative more bossed, superlative most bossed)

  1. Having a boss (employer etc.), or controlled by one.
  2. Having a boss (protuberance).

Also used as

bossed is also the simple past and past participle of boss.

Forms of bossed

comparativemore bossed
superlativemost bossed

Words formed from bossed

Phrases with bossed

Words that rhyme with bossed

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Questions about bossed

What does bossed mean?
Bossed means having a boss (employer etc.), or controlled by one.
What part of speech is bossed?
Bossed is an adjective.

Words near bossed in the dictionary

  1. Bossarts
  2. bossas
  3. Bosschieter
  4. bossdom
  5. Bosse
  6. bossed
  7. bossed about
  8. bossed around
  9. bossed up
  10. bosselated
  11. bosselation

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