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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. In a confident and assertive form --Glanvill. {As*sert"ive*ly}, adv -- {As*sert"ive*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: assertive adj 1: inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act" [ant: {unassertive}] 2: confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy" [syn: {self-asserting}, {self-assertive}]
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