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as⋅ser⋅tive

  [uh-sur-tiv]
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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.
Origin:
1555–65; assert + -ive

Related forms:
as⋅ser⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
as⋅ser⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. forceful, decisive, forward.
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as·ser·tive   (ə-sûr'tĭv)   
adj.  Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.
as·ser'tive·ly adv., as·ser'tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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