bossly

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adjective

Of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.

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Meanings

adjectivebossly (comparative more bossly, superlative most 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

Origin

From boss + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

bossly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossly

MLA

“bossly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bossly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bossly.

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