BOSSY

autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory

(adjective) offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; “an autocratic person”; “autocratic behavior”; “a bossy way of ordering others around”; “a rather aggressive and dominating character”; “managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way”; “a swaggering peremptory manner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

bossy (comparative bossier, superlative bossiest)

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

Synonyms

• dictatorial, authoritarian, commanding, tyrannical, demanding, inflexible

• see also bossy

Etymology 2

Noun

bossy (plural bossies)

(US, informal, dated) A cow or calf.

Etymology 3

Adjective

bossy (comparative more bossy, superlative most bossy)

Ornamented with bosses; studded.

Anagrams

• sybos

Source: Wiktionary


Boss"y, a.

Definition: Ornamented with bosses; studded.

Bos"sy, n. Etym: [Dim. fr. Prov. E. boss in boss-calf, buss-calf, for boose-calf, prop., a calf kept in the stall. See 1st Boose.]

Definition: A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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