Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pushing or pressing forward; aggressive; impulsive; eager.
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- adjective
Pushing orpressing forward . - adjective
Aggressive ;impulsive ;eager .
Etymologies
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From forth- + pushing.
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Examples
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He felt himself far too forthpushing in -- he would not confess more -- a solicitude for her which he could not stifle; an inextinguishable wish to disentangle her from the officious care of those by whom she was surrounded -- encumbered.
The Flower of the Chapdelaines George Washington Cable 1884
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