"overbossy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: overbossy [positive], more overbossy [comparative], most overbossy [superlative]
Etymology: over- + bossy Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|bossy}} over- + bossy Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An overbossy person is someone who is excessively bossy.
    Sense id: simple-overbossy-en-adj-GKvjC3hF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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