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Definition of pushiness - 2 dictionary results

push⋅y

  [poosh-ee]
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–adjective, push⋅i⋅er, push⋅i⋅est. Informal.
obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; push + -y 1

Related forms:
push⋅i⋅ly, adverb
push⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
brazen, brash, cheeky.
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push·y   (pŏŏsh'ē)   
adj.   push·i·er, push·i·est
Disagreeably aggressive or forward.
push'i·ly adv., push'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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