unbossed

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adjective

Not under the influence of a boss (employer etc.).

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Meanings

adjectiveunbossed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot 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. not comparableWithout a boss (i.e. without a protuberance).

Origin

From un- + bossed.

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Cite this entry
APA

unbossed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbossed

MLA

“unbossed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbossed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbossed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbossed.

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