pushful

[ poosh-fuhl ]

adjective

1. self-assertive and aggressive; pushing. pushing.

Other Words From

• pushful·ly adverb
• pushful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pushful¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; push + -ful

Example Sentences

No wonder the Fifth Symphony appeals so much to our virtuous and pushful middle-class audiences.

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German trading associations were as pushful in Renaissance times as they are to-day, and more artistic.

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Close astern of her comes War Ordnance, her pushful young captain having taken heed of the sounds of Standard's weighing.

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Having discovered his niche, the pushful Smith soon had his fingers in several other pies.

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They had a pushful bustling “wide-awake” firm of solicitors, who let not a point escape.

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Related Words

• ambitious
• assertive
• brash
• obnoxious
• presumptuous