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PUSHINESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pushiness mean?
• PUSHINESS (noun)
The noun PUSHINESS has 1 sense:
1. offensive boldness and assertiveness
Familiarity information: PUSHINESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensive boldness and assertiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
bumptiousness; cockiness; forwardness; pushiness
Hypernyms ("pushiness" is a kind of...):
assertiveness; self-assertiveness (aggressive self-assurance; given to making bold assertions)
Derivation:
pushy (marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative)
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