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unbossed

unbossed adjective: not under the influence of a boss (employer etc.).

Adjective

unbossed (not comparable)

  1. Not under the influence of a boss (employer etc.).
    • In successful reelection campaigns in 1971 and 1975, he asserted that he had "kept the faith," had remained "unbossed, unbought, unbowed, and uncorrupted.1988 August 12, Steve Bogira, “He Can't Stop Trying”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2015
  2. Without a boss (protuberance).

Origin of unbossed

From un- + bossed.

Questions about unbossed

What does unbossed mean?
Unbossed means not under the influence of a boss (employer etc.).
What part of speech is unbossed?
Unbossed is an adjective.

Words near unbossed in the dictionary

  1. unbosomer
  2. unbosomers
  3. unbosoming
  4. unbosomings
  5. unbosoms
  6. unbossed
  7. unbotanical
  8. unbotherable
  9. unbothered
  10. unbothering
  11. unbothersome

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