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Possessing narrow, bony, rather pointed elbows. / (idiomatic) Pushy; having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage.

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sharp-elbowed

Source Word

sharp-elbowed

not-comparable usually idiomatic

Possessing narrow, bony, rather pointed elbows. / (idiomatic) Pushy; having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage.

Japanese Meaning

肘が細く、骨張っていて、先の尖った肘を持つ / 図々しく、自己主張が強く、利を得るために積極的な態度をとる

The sharp-elbowed toddler pushed her way through the crowd, unexpectedly knocking over a stack of pamphlets.

肘が細く骨ばってやや尖っている幼児が人ごみを押し分け、思いがけずパンフレットの山を倒してしまった。

Sense（1）

Possessing narrow, bony, rather pointed elbows.

. . . dire faces, figures dire,

Sharp-knee'd, sharp-elbowed, and lean-ankled too

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) Pushy; having a boldly assertive manner intended to establish an advantage.

more sharp-elbowed

（ comparative ）

most sharp-elbowed

（ superlative ）