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pushful

[ poosh-fuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of pushful¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; push + -ful

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

German trading associations were as pushful in Renaissance times as they are to-day, and more artistic.

Close astern of her comes War Ordnance, her pushful young captain having taken heed of the sounds of Standard's weighing.

Having discovered his niche, the pushful Smith soon had his fingers in several other pies.

They had a pushful bustling “wide-awake” firm of solicitors, who let not a point escape.

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