pushovernessとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

pushoverness (uncountable)

1. (nonce word) The state, quality, or condition of being a pushover.
   • 1965, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, volume 79, page 94:

     The second could be the achievement of sustained full employment and a higher rate of growth; these could increase both the availability of labor force "reserves" to low-wage trade and service sectors and the "pushfulness" of unions (and the pushoverness of employers) in the relatively high-wage manufacturing, construction, and transportation branches.