Bossily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a bossy manner.

    "She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.]"

Example

More examples

"She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.]"

Etymology

From bossy + -ly.

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