pushy

[ poosh-ee ]
/ ˈpʊʃ i /

adjective, push·i·er, push·i·est. Informal.

obnoxiously forward or self-assertive.

Origin of pushy

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; push + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM pushy

push·i·ly, adverb push·i·ness, noun

Example sentences from the Web for pushiness

  • Thus we are left with spatio-temporal positions, and what I may term the ‘pushiness’ of the body.

    The Concept of Nature |Alfred North Whitehead

British Dictionary definitions for pushiness

pushy
/ (ˈpʊʃɪ) /

adjective pushier or pushiest informal

offensively assertive or forceful
aggressively or ruthlessly ambitious

Derived forms of pushy

pushily, adverb pushiness, noun