pushy

Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.

Adjective

  1. Overly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
    • Pushy parents 'ruin sports days' - 2005 June 24, BBC:

    Synonyms: obtrusive sharp-elbowed

    Antonyms: unpushy

Origin

Etymology tree Latin pulsō Old French poulser Middle French pousserbor. Middle English pushen English push English -y English pushy From push + -y.

Forms

pushier pushiest

Related

push

Derived

pushily pushiness unpushy