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pushy

English

Etymology

From push +? -y.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p?.?i/
  • Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

pushy (comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)

  1. Overly assertive, bold or determined; aggressively ambitious.
    Parents are ruining school sports days by being pushy and overbearing, a survey suggests. BBC

Synonyms

  • sharp-elbowed
  • obtrusive

Derived terms

  • pushily
  • pushiness
  • unpushy

Related terms

  • push

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bumptious

English

Etymology

Probably from bump, on the pattern of words like fractious.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b?mp??s/
  • Hyphenation: bump?tious

Adjective

bumptious (comparative more bumptious, superlative most bumptious)

  1. Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.

Derived terms

  • bumptiously
  • bumptiousness

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