Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryOverly assertive, bold, or determined; aggressively ambitious.
Etymology tree Latin pulsō Old French poulser Middle French pousserbor. Middle English pushen English push Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English pushy From push + -y.
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