Definition of Bossiness

1. Noun. The characteristic of being bossy. ¹

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Definition of Bossiness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bossiness

bossed about
bossed around
bosselated
bosselation
bosser
bosses
bosses about
bosses around
bossest
bosset
bossets
bossier
bossies
bossiest
bossily
bossiness
bossinesses
bossing
bossing about
bossing around
bossism
bossisms
bossless
bossnapping
bossnappings
bossy
bossyboots
bostals
bostangi

Literary usage of Bossiness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Works by John Ruskin (1894)
"That sculpture is essentially the production of a pleasant bossiness or roundness of surface ; (2) that the pleasantness of that bossy condition to the eye ..."

2. The Nervous housewife by Abraham Myerson (1920)
"... bossiness, and rebellion against it, petty jealousies and stubbornness, — these are the basic elements in discord. Children quarrel about trifles, ..."

3. Fine Arts and Their Uses: Essays by William Bellars (1876)
"In one of his later works,* Mr Ruskin insists that Sculpture itself "is essentially the production of a pleasant bossiness, or roundness of surface,"—which ..."

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