“bully”

Definitions

• adjective

  excellent

  Synonyms: corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, antaeus, atlas

  • Example:“He did a bully job.”
  • Example:“a neat sports car”

• noun

  a cruel and brutal fellow

  Synonyms: tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

• noun

  a hired thug

• verb

  be bossy towards

  Synonyms: browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around

  • Example:“Her big brother always bullied her when she was young.”

• verb

  discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

  Synonyms: browbeat, swagger