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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 [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
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
Translations
assertive [əˈsɜːtɪv] ADJ [manner, tone] → firme y enérgico; [behaviour] → enérgico
try to be a bit more assertiveintenta ser un poco más firme y enérgico, intenta hacerte valer un poco más
you were very assertive in that meetingte mostraste muy firme y enérgico en esa reunión
slowly she began to become more assertivepoco 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.
assertive
adj, assertively
advbestimmt
assertive [əˈsɜːtɪv] adjche sa imporsi
assertive [əˈsɜːtɪv] 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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