Bossy vs. Controlling — What's the Difference?

Given to ordering others around; domineering.

To exercise authoritative or dominating influence over; direct

Decorated with raised ornaments.

To adjust to a requirement; regulate

A cow or calf.

To hold in restraint; check

Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.

To reduce or prevent the spread of

Ornamented with bosses; studded.

To verify or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.

A cow or calf.

To verify (a financial account, for example) by using a duplicate register for comparison.

Ornamented with bosses; studded.

Authority or ability to manage or direct

A cow or calf; - familiarly so called.

One that controls; a controlling agent, device, or organization.

Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power;

An instrument.

Controls A set of such instruments.

A restraining device, measure, or limit; a curb

A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of a scientific experiment.

An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a scientific experiment, as a group of subjects given an inactive substance in an experiment testing a new drug administered to another group of subjects.

An intelligence agent who supervises or instructs another agent.

A spirit presumed to speak or act through a medium.

Exerting control over a person or thing.

Present participle of control

The act of exerting control.

Able to control or determine policy;