pushiness


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push·y

 (po͝osh′ē)
adj. push·i·er, push·i·est
Disagreeably aggressive or forward.
push′i·ly adv.
push′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pushiness - offensive boldness and assertiveness
bumptiousness, cockiness, forwardness
assertiveness, self-assertiveness - aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions
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pushiness

noun
The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:
assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness.
Informal: brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness.
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Translations

pushiness

n (inf) → penetrante Art (pej)
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