bossiness

He even liked her bossiness with him at times.

Her bossiness saved the marriage of her other son, Peter.

"I don't know why the hell I'm putting up with your bossiness.

A heart of stone might resist the shining eyes, the coaxing, the bossiness.

If bossiness continues unabated, insist that the child leave the play area, explaining why he or she must do so.

She went on so, sugary scolding that means only kindness and female bossiness.

And that cranky but courtly bossiness never left him.

Elliot in turn is often annoyed by Carla's bossiness.

He asserted his bossiness as the hammer sponsors craved.

I was only just recently noticing such features in girls, and wasn't sure that the new perspective quite compensated for their bossiness.

Much of what passes for urban planning is, he argues, sheer bossiness and snobbery.

Franklin is a good-hearted fellow with a bad knee and an older brother whose bossiness he relies on.

She was becoming a trifle uneasy at Glyn's bossiness.

She spoke to me with edgy bossiness, a left-over, I guessed, from a very demanding day.

Paz's friends initially don't want to attend the party because of his bossiness.

"Hmmm," growled a boy across the table, clearly irritated by her bossiness.

Monica also sometimes gets on Chandler's nerves because of her bossiness, neatness and overly competitive nature.

Despite his grouchiness and bossiness, Sarge does have a soft side, which he usually keeps concealed.

With their reputation for bossiness, do they represent wish fulfillment for kids who are always the ones bossed?

Her jittery nerves came out as bossiness.

Big sister without the bossiness.

--but for her, the form it takes is that of bossiness and a general hostility."

Back at Maraamu, Patricia's hard work turned into bossiness, which rubbed some people the wrong way.

Her sheer bossiness became a triumph.

Then, copiousness and bossiness were in fashion, and diners came to be told what they would eat and how much.