Bosslike

Alternative forms

• boss-like

From en("protrusion") + -boss + like.

Full definition of bosslike

Adjective

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 ...

From en("employer; manager") + -boss + like.

Adjective

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.