- pushy
- adjective (pushier; -est) Date: 1936 aggressive often to an objectionable degree ; forward • pushily adverb • pushiness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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pushy — UK [ˈpʊʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms pushy : adjective pushy comparative pushier superlative pushiest informal extremely determined to get what you want, even if it annoys other people children with pushy parents Derived words: pushily adverb… … English dictionary
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pushy — push|y [ˈpuʃi] adj someone who is pushy does everything they can to get what they want from other people used in order to show disapproval ▪ a pushy salesman >pushiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
pushy — adjective Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined. Parents are ruining school sports days by being pushy and overbearing, a survey suggests. BBC See Also: push … Wiktionary
