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bossy

 adjective
     
boss‧y comparative bossier, superlative bossiest
1 always telling other people what to do, in a way that is annoying:
her loud bossy sister
2

bossy-boots

British English informal someone who you think tells other people what to do too often
—bossily adverb
—bossiness noun [uncountable]
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