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as·ser·tive
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tɪv
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adjective
1.
confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic:
He is too assertive as a salesman.
2.
having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma.
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1555–65;
assert
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-ive
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as·ser·tive·ly,
adverb
as·ser·tive·ness,
noun
non·as·ser·tive,
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non·as·ser·tive·ly,
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non·as·ser·tive·ness,
noun
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o·ver·as·ser·tive·ness,
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pseu·do·as·ser·tive,
adjective
pseu·do·as·ser·tive·ly,
adverb
un·as·ser·tive,
adjective
un·as·ser·tive·ly,
adverb
un·as·ser·tive·ness,
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Synonyms
1.
forceful, decisive, forward.
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assertive
(əˈsɜːtɪv)
—
adj
1.
confident and direct in claiming one's rights or putting forward one's views
2.
given to making assertions or bold demands; dogmatic or aggressive
as'sertively
—
adv
as'sertiveness
—
n
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Word Origin & History
assertive
1560s, "declaratory, positive, full of assertion," from
assert
+
-ive
. Meaning "insisting on one's rights" is short for self-assertive (1865). Assertiveness "tendency toward self-assertion" is from 1881.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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