pushful

[ poosh-fuhl ]

/ ˈpʊʃ fəl /

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adjective

self-assertive and aggressive; pushing.

Origin of pushful

First recorded in 1895–1900; push + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM pushful

push·ful·ly, adverbpush·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby pushful

push-down, pushed, pusher, pusher propeller, push fit, pushful, push-in, pushing, push it, Pushkin, push money

Example sentences from the Web for pushful

Directly I go away from here I shall make a list of my most really obstinate, pushful friends to help me.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
Wells, like the pushful tradesman he is, has the very thing in his pocket.
The Secrets of a Savoyard|Henry A. Lytton
They had a pushful bustling “wide-awake” firm of solicitors, who let not a point escape.
Bardell v. Pickwick|Percy Fitzgerald
Close astern of her comes War Ordnance, her pushful young captain having taken heed of the sounds of Standard's weighing.
Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone

When we first knew Herbert (or "'Erb" as he was known in those days), he was an impudent and pushful private.
Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 152, Feb. 7, 1917|Various