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assertively - 2 dictionary results

as⋅ser⋅tive

[uh-sur-tiv]
–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


as⋅ser⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
as⋅ser⋅tive⋅ness, noun


1. forceful, decisive, forward.
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.
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