pushfulness
- a word derived from pushful.
Example Sentences
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The Frenchman knows it all; he regrets that such creatures should be his own compatriots—regrets, maybe, that he is not possessed of the same primordial pushfulness and insensibility; and shrugs his shoulders in civilized despair.
From Fountains in the Sand Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia by Douglas, Norman
Alas, he took not the slightest interest in politics, nor in the business affairs of his house, and the proverbial urbanity and pushfulness of the Medici were alike absent.
From The Tragedies of the Medici by Staley, Edgcumbe
It was because she snubbed him on account of his pushfulness that Vandam elected to belittle her.
From The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert by Wyndham, Horace
Since the Boer War there had been a growing tendency in the Press to under-rate all English effort and to over-praise to England's discredit the superior pushfulness of other nations.
From Out To Win The Story of America in France by Dawson, Coningsby
On the other hand, the blunt, unpolished hero of melodrama and romantic fiction has lifted brusqueness and pushfulness to a pedestal not wholly merited.
From Etiquette by Post, Emily
