Domineering Crossword Clue
5 letters · New York Times · Thursday, June 29, 2017 · 68-Across
Appeared in 7 New York Times Crosswords between April 1996 and June 2017.
Exact puzzle match · New York Times · June 29, 2017 · 68-Across · 5 letters
BOSSY0 of 5 letters revealed
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offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
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