pushy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊʃi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʊʃi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏsh′ē)

Inflections of 'pushy' (adj):
pushier
adj comparative
pushiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
push•y /ˈpʊʃi/USA pronunciation   adj., -i•er, -i•est. 
  1. Informal Termsannoyingly forward, bold, or self-assertive:a pushy salesman.
push•i•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
push•y  (pŏŏsh′ē),USA pronunciation adj., push•i•er, push•i•est. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termsobnoxiously forward or self-assertive.
  • push + -y1 1935–40, American.
push′i•ly, adv. 
push′i•ness, n. 
    brazen, brash, cheeky.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pushy / ˈpʊʃɪ/ (pushier, pushiest)
  1. offensively assertive or forceful
  2. aggressively or ruthlessly ambitious
ˈpushilyˈpushiness
'pushy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aggressive - bumptious - nervy
Collocations: a pushy [child, salesman, teacher, parent, mother], was pushy as a [child, teenager], is pushy about [going, doing, finishing], more...

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