controlling

adjective
con·trol·ling
/kənˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

Exerting control over a person or thing.

Example

“His mother is very controlling.”

Related words

controllingly
controllingness
enantiocontrolling
hypercontrolling
noncontrolling
regiocontrolling
stereocontrolling
uncontrolling

Example sentences

“The left frontal lobe plays a role in controlling mood and emotion.”
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This definition is adapted from “controlling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.