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bossly

bossly adjective: of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.

Adjective

bossly (comparative more bossly, superlative most bossly)

  1. Of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.
    • Randall could only do so much. And his role as her boss—no matter how much he felt for her—only allowed him to go so far toward commiseration, without his offering bossly, fatherly, advice.2013, Darrell James, Purgatory Key

Forms of bossly

comparativemore bossly
superlativemost bossly

Origin of bossly

From boss + -ly.

Questions about bossly

What does bossly mean?
Bossly means of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.
What part of speech is bossly?
Bossly is an adjective.

Words near bossly in the dictionary

  1. bosslets
  2. Bossley Park
  3. bosslike
  4. bossling
  5. bosslings
  6. bossly
  7. bossman
  8. bossmen
  9. bossnapping
  10. bossnappings
  11. bossness

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