adjectiveinformal
Trying too hard to make people do what you want, often in an annoying way.
The salesperson was so pushy that I left the store.
Common phrases & grammar
pushy salesperson · pushy behavior
American English
How to pronounce pushiest
adjectiveB2
PʰƱsheeuhst
/ˈpʰʊ.ʃi.əst̚/
3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: pushy
Trying too hard to make people do what you want, often in an annoying way.
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Related words & forms
The y changes to i before -er and -est: pushier, pushiest.