Autocratic vs Bossy - What's the difference?
autocratic | bossy |
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
Of or pertaining to the manner of an autocrat.
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
(US, informal, dated) A cow or calf.
* about 1900 , O. Henry,
As adjectives the difference between autocratic and bossy
is that autocratic is of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government while bossy is tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering or bossy can be ornamented with bosses; studded.As a noun bossy is
(us|informal|dated) a cow or calf.autocratic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- In recent times the British prime minister has become increasingly autocratic .
- Despite his lack of any actual authority his autocratic demeanour annoyed many of his colleagues.
Synonyms
* despotic * dictatorialbossy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)Synonyms
* dictatorial, authoritarian, commanding, tyrannical, demanding, inflexible * see alsoEtymology 2
Diminutive of dialectal English boss, as used in the term ).Noun
(bossies)- A week before, while riding the prairies, Raidler had come upon a sick and weakling calf deserted and bawling. Without dismounting he had reached and slung the distressed bossy across his saddle, and dropped it at the ranch for the boys to attend to.