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English
Etymology
From push + -y.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pushy (comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)
- Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
- Synonyms: obtrusive, sharp-elbowed
- Antonym: unpushy
2005 June 24, BBC:Pushy parents 'ruin sports days'
Derived terms
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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)
- Turkish: aceleci (tr), saldırgan (tr), yüzsüz (tr)
- Welsh: ymwthgar
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