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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
bullied \bullied\ adjective frightened into submission or compliance.
Syn: browbeaten, cowed, hangdog, intimidated. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bully \Bul"ly\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Bullied} (b[.u]l"l[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bullying}.] To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully[1] toward.
For the last fortnight there have been prodigious shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French, upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler.
Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bullied
adjective: frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {browbeaten}, {cowed}, {hangdog}, {intimidated}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bully
adjective: very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: {bang-up}, {corking}, {cracking}, {dandy}, {great}, {groovy}, {keen}, {neat}, {nifty}, {not bad(p)}, {peachy}, {slap-up}, {swell}, {smashing}]
noun: a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian}, {roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]
verb
1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {browbeat}, {swagger}] [also: {bullied}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bullied See {bully}
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