bazig
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From baas (“boss”) + -ig (“-y, -ish”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
bazig (comparative baziger, superlative bazigst)
- bossy, domineering
- De bazige kampleider verknoeide alles door de jongens voortdurend te commanderen.
- The bossy camp counselor spoiled everything by constantly ordering the boys around.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of bazig | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | bazig | |||
| inflected | bazige | |||
| comparative | baziger | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | bazig | baziger | het bazigst het bazigste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | bazige | bazigere | bazigste |
| n. sing. | bazig | baziger | bazigste | |
| plural | bazige | bazigere | bazigste | |
| definite | bazige | bazigere | bazigste | |
| partitive | bazigs | bazigers | — | |
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
bazig
- (literally) in a bossy way
- Ze commandeerde haar medewerkers bazig rond.
- She bossed her employees around in a bossy way.
- Hij gedroeg zich bazig en wilde altijd de controle hebben.
- He behaved in a bossy way and always wanted to be in control.
- firmly, soundly, in good measure (or more)
- Hij hield zijn standpunt bazig vast en gaf niet toe aan kritiek.
- He firmly held his position and didn't give in to criticism.
- Ze sloot de deur bazig achter zich en liep weg.
- She firmly closed the door behind her and walked away.