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In a disagreeably aggressive or forward manner.

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Usage examples (10)
  • "It won't take long for me to tell you our idea," Brashen countered pushily.
  • Ben pledges to concentrate more on Gnoos, something which I have been urging him to do for some time now perhaps too pushily?
  • That's really what it comes down to, doesn't it... was she pushily trying to get you to cover up because, oh, gosh, shameful body part!
  • In the wake of "Nipplegate" — the infamous Super Bowl halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast was exposed — the Federal Communications Commission has very pushily...
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