pushy

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-né-der.

Proto-Italic *pelnōder.

Latin pellō

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin pulsō

Old French poulser

Middle French pousserbor.

Middle English pushen

English push

English -y

English pushy

From push + -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpʊʃ.i/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʊʃi
• Homophone: pushie

Adjective

pushy (comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)

1. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

   Synonyms: obtrusive, sharp-elbowed

   Antonym: unpushy

   • 2005 June 24, BBC‎^[1]:

     Pushy parents 'ruin sports days'

Paronyms

• pussy, Puxi

Derived terms

• pushily
• pushiness
• unpushy

Related terms

• push

Translations

overly assertive, bold, or determined — see also insistent,‎ aggressive,‎ overwhelming

• 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)
• Icelandic: ýtinn
• Irish: teanntásach, treallúsach
• Japanese: 押し付けがましい (ja) (oshitsukegamashii)
• Macedonian: на́метлив (námetliv), на́стојчив (nástojčiv)
• Māori: pūkeke
• Plautdietsch: oppdrenjent
• Polish: nachalny (pl), napastliwy (pl)
• Russian: назо́йливый (ru) (nazójlivyj), насты́рный (ru) (nastýrnyj), напористый (ru) m (naporistyj)
• Spanish: prepotente (es), avasallador (es), empujador, empujante
• Turkish: aceleci (tr), saldırgan (tr), yüzsüz (tr)
• Welsh: ymwthgar