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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 assertively adv assertiveness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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, carnivorous (informal) an assertive style of management reserved, retiring, modest, shy, shrinking, backward, insecure, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, meek, unobtrusive, self-effacing, diffident, sheepish, bashful, timorous, unassertive Translations assertive [əˈsɜːtɪv] ADJ [manner, tone] → firme y enérgico; [behaviour] → enérgico try to be a bit more assertive → intenta ser un poco más firme y enérgico, intenta hacerte valer un poco más you were very assertive in that meeting → te mostraste muy firme y enérgico en esa reunión slowly she began to become more assertive → poco a poco empezó a mostrarse más segura de sí misma or empezó a hacerse valer más assertive [əˈsɜːrtɪv] adj [person] → qui a de l'assurance; [tone] → assuré(e), péremptoire He's not assertive enough → Il n'a pas suffisamment d'assurance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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