pushy

English

Etymology

From push +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʊʃ.i/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʊʃi

Adjective

pushy (comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)

1. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

   Synonyms: obtrusive, sharp-elbowed

   Antonym: unpushy

   • 2005 June 24, BBC‎:

     Pushy parents 'ruin sports days'

Derived terms

• pushily
• pushiness
• unpushy

Related terms

• push

Translations

overly assertive, bold, or determined

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can French: ambitieux (fr), arriviste (fr) German: aggressiv (de), (behaviour, person) aufdringlich (de), zudringlich (de) Hungarian: erőszakos (hu), rámenős (hu) Irish: teanntásach, treallúsach Japanese: 押し付けがましい (ja) (oshitsukegamashii) Macedonian: на́метлив (námetliv), на́стојчив (nástojčiv) Maori: pūkeke Plautdietsch: oppdrenjent Polish: nachalny (pl), napastliwy (pl) Russian: назо́йливый (ru) (nazójlivyj), насты́рный (ru) (nastýrnyj), напористый (ru) m (naporistyj) Spanish: prepotente (es), avasallador (es), insistente (es), agobiante (es), agresivo (es), empujador, empujante Turkish: aceleci (tr), saldırgan (tr), yüzsüz (tr) Welsh: ymwthgar