how to pronounce bossy

/ˈbɒs.i/

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bossy is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bossy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… saying things in a bossy way and saying …”

meaning of bossy

Bossy means domineering, overbearing, and demanding.

bossy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bossy occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics bossy can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that bossy can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;