pushful
adjective
self-assertive and aggressive; pushing.
pushfulness
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a word derived from
pushful.
Example Sentences
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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 Edgcumbe Staley
Where could you have a more salient and striking example of pushfulness and determination to "get there" over all obstacles?
From Mr. Punch Awheel The Humours of Motoring and Cycling by Sir John Alexander Hammerton
Giovanni has the air of a prosperous and unpretending Florentine tradesman, but with a certain obvious parade of his lack of pushfulness.
From The Story of Florence by Edmund G. Gardner
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 Horace Wyndham
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 Emily Post
