wellasserted

as·sert·ed

[uh-sur-tid]
adjective
resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

Origin:
1675–85; assert + -ed2

as·sert·ed·ly, adverb
un·as·sert·ed, adjective
well-as·sert·ed, adjective
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assert
c.1600, "to declare," from L. assertus, pp. of asserere "to claim, maintain, affirm" (see assertion). To assert oneself "stand up for one's rights" is recorded from 1879.
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