pushful

[ poosh-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. self-assertive and aggressive; pushing.

Origin of pushful

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; push + -ful

Other words from pushful

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

Words Nearby pushful

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How to use pushful in a sentence

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

    Impressions And Comments | Havelock Ellis
  • German trading associations were as pushful in Renaissance times as they are to-day, and more artistic.

    Holbein | Samuel Levy Bensusan
  • 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
  • Having discovered his niche, the pushful Smith soon had his fingers in several other pies.

    The Magnificent Montez | Horace Wyndham
  • They had a pushful bustling “wide-awake” firm of solicitors, who let not a point escape.

    Bardell v. Pickwick | Percy Fitzgerald