直押ひたおしに

Meanings

Describes doing something with unwavering, persistent pressure or effort, often in a forceful or unrelenting manner. Used adverbially.

彼かれはひた押おしに説せっ得とくを続つづけた。
He kept persuading steadily and relentlessly.
ひた押おしに攻せめられて、相あい手てチームは守まもりきれなかった。
Attacked relentlessly, the opposing team couldn't hold their defense.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
押push, stop, check

Related words

押おし通とおす
押し通す is a verb meaning to push through or carry out one's will despite opposition, while ひた押しに is an adverb describing the manner of doing something persistently.
しつこく
しつこく often has a negative nuance of being annoyingly persistent, whereas ひた押しに can be more neutral or forceful without necessarily implying annoyance.

Built from

ひた+押おす

Written forms

直押ひたおしに
Kanji form is rare; the word is almost always written in kana.
ひた押おしに
Most common written form, using kana for the first part.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain. It likely combines ひた (a prefix meaning 'directly' or 'straight') with 押し (from 押す, 'to push'), giving a sense of pushing forward without deviation.