pushfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈpʊʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈpʊʃf(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: push n.², -ful suffix.

Etymology: < push n.² + -ful suffix. Compare pushy adj., and earlier pushing adj. 2.

Full of ‘push’ (push n.² 6); active and energetic in pursuing one's affairs; thrusting, enterprising. Also: (with pejorative connotation) excessively or aggressively self-assertive; ‘pushy’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective]

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising > and inconsiderate

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aggressive1855

pushful1871

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forritsome1894

1871 Decatur (Illinois) Republican 13 July 1/4 Like shweet liddle Katy vot lives on the blain She's pushful as any—like her dere's not many.

1896 Ch.-Just. Alvey (U.S.) in Westm. Gaz. 21 Jan. 5/2 I suppose Mr. Chamberlain, more than Lord Salisbury, is the present representative of that pushful spirit which makes England's attempts to advance her lines and extend her Empire on this continent a subject of national sensitiveness.

1899 Athenæum 21 Oct. 550/2 A little pushful perhaps, and in danger of being a little vulgar.

1931 P. G. Wodehouse If I were You xiv. 163 What a pushful young devil you are.

1938 E. Waugh Scoop iii. 272 He must be a very pushful fellow, inviting himself here like this.

1974 ‘W. Haggard’ Kinsmen ix. 93 The tiresomely modern bishop..was pushful and very far to the Left.

1982 B. Emecheta Double Yoke (1984) i. 9 I am not the pushful type.

2003 G. Burn North of Eng. Home Service (2004) iv. 153 He had to learn to be more ‘pushful’ if he ever expected to get anywhere, she told him.

Derivatives

ˈpushfully adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in an enterprising manner > inconsiderately

pushfully1907

1907 Academy 17 Aug. 800/1 Be pushful and your nose will obtrude on society pushfully.

1948 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 7 Jan. 4/5 A brain surgeon who should sound off so pushfully would simply be distrusted.

1990 Observer 21 Jan. 40/5 Pushfully publicising his Oxford edition of The Complete Works in 1985, Gary Taylor announced his discovery of a poem called ‘Shall I Die?’.

ˈpushfulness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun]

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pushfulness1897

pushiness1898

chestiness1909

attitude1975

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > specific inconsiderate of others' rights

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1897 Bristol Times & Mirror 7 Jan. 3/5 ‘Pushfulness’ alone does not account for the headway made by the German manufacturer.

1968 Listener 29 Aug. 280/2 The Dick Whittington legend..with its twin themes of individual pushfulness and the escape from provincial stagnation.

1991 T. R. H. Davenport S. Africa: Mod. Hist. (ed. 4) 78 The eastern Transvaal communities resented Volksrand pushfulness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pushful
释义	pushfuladj. Brit. /ˈpʊʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpʊʃf(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: push n.², -ful suffix. Etymology: < push n.² + -ful suffix. Compare pushy adj., and earlier pushing adj. 2. Full of ‘push’ (push n.² 6); active and energetic in pursuing one's affairs; thrusting, enterprising. Also: (with pejorative connotation) excessively or aggressively self-assertive; ‘pushy’. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adjective] crousea1400 crank1499 cockish1551 forward1561 forthyc1565 forthputting?1577 perching1579 perk1579 perking?1584 officious1596 pratchant1596 putting-forth1621 obtrusive1652 petulcous1661 pushing1682 coxy1728 cocky1768 bumptious1801 furthy1808 upsetting1817 perky1820 self-asserting1821 protrusive1841 self-assertive1849 aggressive1855 self-assertory1867 perkisha1870 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 chesty1900 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising > and inconsiderate pushing1682 aggressive1855 pushful1871 pushy1874 forritsome1894 1871 Decatur (Illinois) Republican 13 July 1/4 Like shweet liddle Katy vot lives on the blain She's pushful as any—like her dere's not many. 1896 Ch.-Just. Alvey (U.S.) in Westm. Gaz. 21 Jan. 5/2 I suppose Mr. Chamberlain, more than Lord Salisbury, is the present representative of that pushful spirit which makes England's attempts to advance her lines and extend her Empire on this continent a subject of national sensitiveness. 1899 Athenæum 21 Oct. 550/2 A little pushful perhaps, and in danger of being a little vulgar. 1931 P. G. Wodehouse If I were You xiv. 163 What a pushful young devil you are. 1938 E. Waugh Scoop iii. 272 He must be a very pushful fellow, inviting himself here like this. 1974 ‘W. Haggard’ Kinsmen ix. 93 The tiresomely modern bishop..was pushful and very far to the Left. 1982 B. Emecheta Double Yoke (1984) i. 9 I am not the pushful type. 2003 G. Burn North of Eng. Home Service (2004) iv. 153 He had to learn to be more ‘pushful’ if he ever expected to get anywhere, she told him. Derivatives ˈpushfully adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb] > in an enterprising manner > inconsiderately pushfully1907 1907 Academy 17 Aug. 800/1 Be pushful and your nose will obtrude on society pushfully. 1948 Kingston (N.Y.) Daily Freeman 7 Jan. 4/5 A brain surgeon who should sound off so pushfully would simply be distrusted. 1990 Observer 21 Jan. 40/5 Pushfully publicising his Oxford edition of The Complete Works in 1985, Gary Taylor announced his discovery of a poem called ‘Shall I Die?’. ˈpushfulness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [noun] spritec1540 forwardnessa1616 perkinga1624 petulcity1628 perknessa1640 furthinessa1658 outbearing1740 self-assertion1805 bumptiousness1834 cockiness1841 perkiness1847 self-assertiveness1855 coxiness1859 forthputting1861 assertiveness1881 pushingness1881 aggression1889 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 chestiness1909 attitude1975 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > energy or enterprise > specific inconsiderate of others' rights push1855 pushingness1881 pushfulness1897 pushiness1898 thrustfulness1907 1897 Bristol Times & Mirror 7 Jan. 3/5 ‘Pushfulness’ alone does not account for the headway made by the German manufacturer. 1968 Listener 29 Aug. 280/2 The Dick Whittington legend..with its twin themes of individual pushfulness and the escape from provincial stagnation. 1991 T. R. H. Davenport S. Africa: Mod. Hist. (ed. 4) 78 The eastern Transvaal communities resented Volksrand pushfulness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1871
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