pushful
[ poosh-fuhl ]
adjective
self-assertive and aggressive; pushing.
Origin of pushful
1Other 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 EllisGerman trading associations were as pushful in Renaissance times as they are to-day, and more artistic.
Holbein | Samuel Levy BensusanClose 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. BoneHaving discovered his niche, the pushful Smith soon had his fingers in several other pies.
The Magnificent Montez | Horace WyndhamThey had a pushful bustling “wide-awake” firm of solicitors, who let not a point escape.
Bardell v. Pickwick | Percy Fitzgerald
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