pushy
obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
Origin of pushy
1Other words for pushy
Other words from pushy
- push·i·ly, adverb
- push·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby pushy
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How to use pushy in a sentence
Be present, not pushy, and see whether you and the mom can find you a loving, respectful place in your granddaughter’s life.
Carolyn Hax: Her son isn’t there for his child, but she can still be a good grandma | Carolyn Hax | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostThis is yet another example of Google getting “pushy” — just look at the Discover feed.
The expansion of People Also Ask in the search results | Jason Barnard | December 14, 2020 | Search Engine LandPublishers have gotten a lot pushier about marketing their news subscriptions lately.
‘More is more’: News publishers dial up the marketing heat on their subscription products | Max Willens | November 12, 2020 | DigidayAt this point I became pushy with the collaboration … because LUNA could measure this reaction exactly.
Physicists Pin Down Nuclear Reaction From Moments After the Big Bang | Thomas Lewton | November 11, 2020 | Quanta MagazineFor 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 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 | THE DAILY BEASTFleet 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 | THE DAILY BEASTCoaches also have to deal with pushy parents and demanding superiors.
pushy, combative behavior used to be embraced in professional basketball.
British Dictionary definitions for pushy
/ (ˈpʊʃɪ) /
offensively assertive or forceful
aggressively or ruthlessly ambitious
Derived forms of pushy
- pushily, adverb
- pushiness, noun
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