pushy

From push + -y.

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

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• Rhymes: -ʊʃi
• Homophone: pushie

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'

• pussy, Puxi

• pushily
• pushiness
• unpushy

• push