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pushier; pushiest
Synonyms of pushynext
: aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
pushily adverb
pushiness noun

Examples of pushy in a Sentence

he's usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people's projects the pushy cocktail waiter kept asking me if I wanted another drink, even though I hadn't finished the first one
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Not by the usual stress of a commute – pushy crowds, delayed trains – but by Chanel’s latest runway show. Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025 If another dog is present, watch closely to see whether your dog becomes more excitable or starts copying pushy behavior. MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025 Instead, be attentive and fully present without being pushy. Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025 Bullies take many shapes and forms, pushy clients, domineering partners and uncooperative internals, filling out a murderer’s row of enough antagonists to populate Death Wish and its four increasingly campy sequels. Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pushy

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pushy was in 1874

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“Pushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushy. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.

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