Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bully"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bully \Bul"ly\, n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\ [F. bouilli boiled
meat, fr. bouillir to boil. See {Boil}, v. The word bouilli
was formerly commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]
Pickled or canned beef.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bullied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Bullying}.]
To intimidate with threats and by an overbearing, swaggering
demeanor; to act the part of a bully 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bully \Bul"ly\, v. i.
To act as a bully.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bully \Bul"ly\, n.; pl. {Bullies}. [Cf. LG. bullerjaan,
bullerb["a]k, bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a
bluster, bulderen to bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or
cf. MHG. buole lover, G. buhle.]
1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous;
one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent,
tyrannical fellow.
Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
--Palmerston.
2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bully \Bul"ly\, a.
1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] ``Bless thee,
bully doctor.'' --Shak.
2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bully
adj : (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "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}]
n : a cruel and brutal fellow [syn: {tough}, {hooligan}, {ruffian},
{roughneck}, {rowdy}, {yob}, {yobo}, {yobbo}]
v 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}]
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