pushy
adjective/ˈpʊʃi/
/ˈpʊʃi/
(comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)
(informal, disapproving)- trying hard to get what you want, especially in a way that seems rude
- a pushy salesman
- Her parents were never pushy although they encouraged her acting ambitions from an early age.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- I find him rather pushy.
- Boston society regarded the New Yorker as a pushy outsider.
- I didn't want to appear too pushy.
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