assertive
[ uh-sur-tiv ]
/ əˈsɜr tɪv /
adjective
confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma.
OTHER WORDS FROM assertive
Words nearby assertive
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Example sentences from the Web for assertively
Lukonge chimes in assertively: “When people discourage us we feel more encouraged to go on.”
Her voice was a very soft and pleasing voice, and she spoke persuasively and not assertively as so many American women do.
The Secret Places of the Heart |H. G. WellsMalmaison wears its flowers as a lady wears her gems, flauntingly, assertively.
Men, Women and Ghosts |Amy LowellWell have to get her back before that time, declared her chum, assertively.
The Girls of Central High |Gertrude W. Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for assertively
assertive
/ (əˈsɜːtɪv) /
adjective
confident and direct in claiming one's rights or putting forward one's views
given to making assertions or bold demands; dogmatic or aggressive