Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poo sh-ee]
- /ˈpʊʃ i/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [poo sh-ee]
- /ˈpʊʃ i/
Definitions of pushiness word
- adjective pushiness obnoxiously forward or self-assertive. 1
- noun pushiness bold or insistent behaviour 1
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Origin of pushiness
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; push + -y1
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Parts of speech for Pushiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pushiness popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
pushiness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pushiness
noun pushiness
- brashness — impertinent; impudent; tactless: a brash young man.
- brazenness — shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.
- chutzpa — unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
- cockiness — conceited self-assurance
- gaucherie — lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
adverb pushiness
- ambitiously — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- aspiringly — in an aspiring manner
- intrusively — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
- invasively — In an invasive manner.
- nervily — In a nervy way.
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