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assertive

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as·ser·tive  (-sûrtv)
adj.
Inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-assured.

as·sertive·ly adv.
as·sertive·ness n.

assertive
Adjective
confident and direct in dealing with others
assertively adv
assertiveness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"
aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
unassertive - inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"

assertive
adjective confident, firm, demanding, decided, forward, can-do (informal) positive, aggressive, decisive, forceful, emphatic, insistent, feisty (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. pushy (informal) in-your-face Brit. (slang) dogmatic, strong-willed, domineering, overbearing, self-assured << OPPOSITE meek
Translations
assertive [əˈsəːtɪv] adjenérgico, agresivo, perentorio
assertive [əˈsəːtɪv] adjassuré(e); péremptoire
assertive [əˈsəːtɪv] assert adj (person) → selbstbewusst;
(manner) → bestimmt
assertive [əˈsəːtɪv] adjche sa imporsi


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For underneath Martin's awe lurked his assertive ego, and he felt the urge to measure himself with these men and women and to find out what they had learned from the books and life which he had not learned.
The change comes disturbingly, with the force of a sudden vocation, bringing in its train agonizing doubts, assertive violences, an unstable state of the soul, till the final appeasement of the convert in the perfect fierceness of conviction.
 
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