pushy (redirected from pushiest)

push·y  (psh)

adj. push·i·er, push·i·est

Disagreeably aggressive or forward.

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pushi·ly adv.

pushi·ness n.

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pushy [ˈpʊʃɪ]

adj pushier, pushiest Informal

1. offensively assertive or forceful

2. aggressively or ruthlessly ambitious

pushily  adv

pushiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

pushy - marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young executive"; "a pushful insurance agent" pushful ambitious - having a strong desire for success or achievement

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pushy

adjective forceful, aggressive, assertive, brash, loud, offensive, ambitious, bold, obnoxious, presumptuous, obtrusive, officious, bumptious, self-assertive She was a confident and pushy young woman.
shy, timid, reserved, retiring, quiet, meek, unassuming, unobtrusive, self-effacing, diffident, inoffensive, mousy, unassertive

Translations

pushy [ˈpʊʃɪ] ADJ (pushier (compar) (pushiest (superl))) (pej) → agresivo, avasallador, prepotente(esp LAm)

pushy [ˈpʊʃi] adj (pejorative) [person] → insistant(e)
a pushy, aggressive door-to-door salesman → un vendeur de porte à porte insistant et agressif
We didn't want to seem to be pushy parents
BUT Nous ne voulions pas passer pour des parents directifs.

pushy

adj (+er) (inf) → penetrant (pej)

pushy [ˈpʊʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam, pej) → troppo intraprendente