pushy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpʊʃ.i/ (Australia, UK, US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin pulsō Old French poulser Middle French pousserbor. Middle English pushen English push English -y English pushy From push + -y.
Meanings
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Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
Pushy parents 'ruin sports days'
2005 June 24, BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pushier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| pushiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
pl napastliwy (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · ga treallúsach (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · ru напористый (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · pdt oppdrenjent (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · tr yüzsüz (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · mk на́стојчив (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · fr arriviste (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · pl nachalny (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · cy ymwthgar (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · hu erőszakos (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · mi pūkeke (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · mk на́метлив (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · es avasallador (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · tr aceleci (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · de aggressiv (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · is ýtinn (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · de aufdringlich (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · hu rámenős (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · ja 押し付けがましい (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · es prepotente (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · fr ambitieux (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · es empujador (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · ga teanntásach (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · tr saldırgan (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · es empujante (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · ru насты́рный (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · de zudringlich (overly assertive, bold, or determined) · ru назо́йливый (overly assertive, bold, or determined)