bosslike

English

Alternative forms

• boss-like

Etymology 1

From boss (“protrusion”) +‎ -like.

Adjective

bosslike (comparative more bosslike, superlative most bosslike)

1. Like or resembling a boss (raised area; protrusion)
   • 1962, Canadian Patent Office Record - Volume 90 - Page 3513:

     An electric motor comprising an oil-tight housing having a bosslike projection at one end thereof, said oil-tight housing being defined by a somewhat cup-shaped member open at the end remote from said end having said bosslike projection […]

Etymology 2

From boss (“employer; manager”) +‎ -like.

Adjective

bosslike (comparative more bosslike, superlative most bosslike)

1. Like or resembling a boss; bossish
   • 2014, Gina Robinson, Love Another Day - Page 5:

     Malene tried to digest what it meant that he was looking bosslike this morning.

Anagrams

• obelisks