(informal, disapproving) trying hard to get what you want, especially in a way that seems rude:
a pushy salesman * Her parents were never pushy although they encouraged her acting ambitions from an early age.
pushiness noun [U]:
His pushiness made him unpopular.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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