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bossier

bossier is the comparative form of bossy.

Meaning of bossy

Adjective (1)

bossy (comparative bossier, superlative bossiest)

  1. Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
    • Over in the wardrobe department a bossy woman in ill-fitting dungarees tried to talk her into wearing a short red low-cut dress for the test.1994, Jackie Collins, Hollywood Kids

Adjective (2)

bossy (comparative more bossy, superlative most bossy)

  1. Ornamented with bosses; studded.

See all 3 meanings of bossy

Proper noun capitalized: Bossier

Bossier (plural Bossiers)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of bossier

pluralBossiers

Origin of bossier

Borrowed from French Bossier.

Words formed from bossier

Questions about bossier

What does bossier mean?
Bossier means a surname from French.
What is bossier the comparative form of?
Bossier is the comparative form of bossy.
What part of speech is bossier?
Bossier is a proper noun.

Words near bossier in the dictionary

  1. bosshead
  2. bossheads
  3. bosshood
  4. Bossi
  5. bossie
  6. bossier
  7. Bossier City
  8. Bossier Parish
  9. Bossiers
  10. bossies
  11. bossiest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bossier (page history and authors); Bossier (page history and authors); bossy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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