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Bushy vs Pushy - What's the difference?

bushy | pushy |

As adjectives the difference between bushy and pushy

is that bushy is like a bush in having many widely spread branches while pushy is aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.

bushy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Like a bush in having many widely spread branches.
    • ''The bushy tail of a squirrel.

    Derived terms

    * bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

    pushy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Aggressively ambitious; overly assertive, bold or determined.
    • Parents are ruining school sports days by being pushy and overbearing, a survey suggests. BBC

    Related terms

    * push