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Definition of pushy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pushy

adjective
 
/ˈpʊʃi/
 
/ˈpʊʃi/
(comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. 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 Examples
    • 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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