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[ poosh-ee ] / ˈpʊʃ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pushy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, push·i·er, push·i·est.Informal.obnoxiously forward or self-assertive. Origin of pushyAn Americanism dating back to 1935–40; push + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR pushybrazen, brash, cheeky. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pushy ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pushypush·i·ly, adverbpush·i·ness, nounWords nearby pushypush through, Pushto, Pushtu, push-up, push up daisies, pushy, pusillanimity, pusillanimous, Puskas, puss, “Puss-in-Boots” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pushyFor instance, there’s a scene where a pushy Lorenz takes a mouth swab from Mia, who hasn’t exactly consented. Stream or Skip? A Synthetic Biologist’s Review of ‘Biohackers’ on Netflix|Elsa Sotiriadis|September 2, 2020|Singularity Hub He made his motion picture debut as the pushy campaign worker in Taxi Driver. The Stacks: The Inimitable Albert Brooks Caught at the Dawn of His Movie Career|Paul Slansky|April 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST In any case, Burgess likes to rail against these pushy liberals and their tricky, communistic light bulbs. The GOP’s Relentless Crusade to Save America From Commie Light Bulbs|Michael Tomasky|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fleet Street commentary at the time described him as the “pushy Yank” who became a celebrity out of sheer force of personality. America’s Power Brothers: Ezekiel Emanuel on the Famous Three|Lloyd Grove|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Coaches also have to deal with pushy parents and demanding superiors. Is Your Kid’s Coach Too Mean?|Michele Willens|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST Pushy, combative behavior used to be embraced in professional basketball. Rajon Rondo: NBA’s Most Valuable Rebel|Sujay Kumar|December 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for pushy
adjective pushier or pushiest informaloffensively assertive or forceful aggressively or ruthlessly ambitious Derived forms of pushypushily, adverbpushiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pushypresumptuous, brash, obnoxious, ambitious, assertive, bold, bumptious, forceful, loud, militant, obtrusive, officious, pushing, self-assertive, pushful |