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1 pushy
(a) pejorative (ambitious) arriviste□ ; (self-serving) qui cherche à se faire mousser, qui se met en avant□ ;∎ don't be so pushy arrête de te faire valoir comme ça!□∎ you have to be pretty pushy in this work il faut savoir s'imposer dans ce travail□
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pushiest — push·y || pʊʃɪ n. (Slang) cat, feline adj. bossy, domineering, controlling; aggressive, extremely self assertive … English contemporary dictionary
pushy — pushily, adv. pushiness, n. /poosh ee/, adj., pushier, pushiest. Informal. obnoxiously forward or self assertive. [1935 40, Amer.; PUSH + Y1] Syn. brazen, brash, cheeky. * * * … Universalium
pushy — [[t]p ʊʃi[/t]] pushier, pushiest ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as pushy, you mean that they try in a forceful way to get things done as they would like or to increase their status or influence. [INFORMAL] She was a confident… … English dictionary
pushy — adjective (pushier, pushiest) excessively self assertive or ambitious. Derivatives pushily adverb pushiness noun … English new terms dictionary
aggressive — 1 attacking, offensive (see base words at ATTACK n) Analogous words: invading, encroaching, trespassing (see TRESPASS vb) Antonyms: resisting: repelling 2 Aggressive, militant, assertive, self assertive, pushing, pushy are here compared as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pushy — UK [ˈpʊʃɪ] / US adjective Word forms pushy : adjective pushy comparative pushier superlative pushiest informal extremely determined to get what you want, even if it annoys other people children with pushy parents Derived words: pushily adverb… … English dictionary
pushiness — pushy ► ADJECTIVE (pushier, pushiest) ▪ excessively self assertive or ambitious. DERIVATIVES pushiness noun … English terms dictionary
pushy — ► ADJECTIVE (pushier, pushiest) ▪ excessively self assertive or ambitious. DERIVATIVES pushiness noun … English terms dictionary
pushy — ☆ pushy [poosh′ē ] adj. pushier, pushiest Informal annoyingly aggressive and persistent pushiness n … English World dictionary
pushy — adj. (pushier, pushiest) colloq. 1 excessively or unpleasantly self assertive. 2 selfishly determined to succeed. Derivatives: pushily adv. pushiness n … Useful english dictionary
