thrustfuladj.
/ˈθrʌstfʊl/ Characterized by thrusting; energetic, pushful.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > energetic or enterprising
adventurousc1330
emprising1584
enterprising1601
spirited1601
yanking1823
go-ahead1829
go-aheadative1836
go-aheadish1851
fore-reaching1864
get-up-and-get1874
rustling1877
outpushing1884
thrustful1909
go-getting1912
push-and-go1916
can-do1926
go-go-go1954
1909 Daily Chron. 16 Feb. 8/8 The half-backs neither tackle nor follow up keenly enough, and the forwards were not sufficiently thrustful or accurate.
1978 Church Times 1 Sept. 1/4 Few men have a good word for the Curial cardinals... They are the automatic targets..of the frustrations of thrustful priests.
Derivatives
ˈthrustfulness n.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [noun] > quality or state of being vigorous
wightness1377
vigorousnessc1440
zestfulness1850
gutsiness1893
thrustfulness1907
zippiness1907
vibrance1934
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
1907 Daily Chron. 9 Sept. 9/3 Not an ideal centre forward,..but he is all vigour and thrustfulness.
1963 Economist 22 June 1236/1 A Butler government might be a force for..greater economic thrustfulness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1907