Meaning of ASSERTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'surtiv
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- [adj] confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy"
- [adj] inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"
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| | Synonyms: | | aggressive, cocky, emphatic, forceful, self-asserting, self-assertive |
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| | Antonyms: | | unassertive | | |
| | See Also: | | imperative | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As*sert"ive\, a.
Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
In a confident and assertive form. --Glanvill.
{As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | absolute, affirmative, affirmatory, aggressive, assertative, assertional, bold, bossy, certain, confident, decided, declarative, declaratory, definite, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, insistent, opinionated, peremptory, positive, predicational, predicative, pushy, sure |
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