pushily

pushily

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
English -ly
English pushily

    From pushy + -ly.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

    pushily (comparative more pushily, superlative most pushily)

    1. In a pushy manner.

    Derived terms

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