bossful
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]bossful (comparative more bossful, superlative most bossful)
- Pertaining to, resembling, or having the qualities of a boss; bosslike; bossy
- 1903, The Canadian Magazine, volume 21, page 258:
- On the other hand, suppose she does consider it, and does see the whole thing? She'd see I could be her Boss any time I wanted. Now, if there's anything Mrs. Minnely dislikes worst of all its[sic] a bossful employee.
- 1937, Gilbert Frankau, Experiments in Crime and Other Stories - Page 262:
- "I'll let you have it back to-morrow evening without fail", promised Lord Lamplough — and resumed his bossful occupations until, at five twenty-five exactly, the earthquake started to occur.