pushy

English

Etymology

From push +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpʊ.ʃi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ʊʃi

Adjective

pushy (comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)

Overly assertive, bold or determined; aggressively ambitious.

2005 June 24, BBC‎:
Pushy parents 'ruin sports days'

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push

Translations

Aggressively ambitious; 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)
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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