bossly

English

Etymology

From boss +‎ -ly.

Adjective

bossly (comparative more bossly, superlative most bossly)

1. Of, belonging to, or befitting a boss.
   • 2013, Darrell James, Purgatory Key:

     Randall could only do so much. And his role as her boss—no matter how much he felt for her—only allowed him to go so far toward commiseration, without his offering bossly, fatherly, advice.