bully

bully is a 5-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
2. noun. A brisk, dashing fellow.
3. adjective. Jovial and blustering; dashing.
4. adjective. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse.
5. transitive verb. To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully toward.
6. intransitive verb. To act as a bully.
7. noun. a cruel and brutal fellow

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

8. noun. a hired thug
9. verb. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

   Synonyms: browbeat, swagger

10. verb. be bossy towards

    "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

    Synonyms: ballyrag, browbeat, bullyrag, hector

11. adjective. very good

    "he did a bully job"

    "a neat sports car"

    Synonyms: corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, peachy, smashing, swell

Synonyms

hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo, browbeat, swagger, ballyrag, bullyrag, hector, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, peachy, smashing, swell

Common word forms

bullied, bullier, bullies, bulliest, bullying, bullyable

Words from these letters

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