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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Assertive \As*sert"ive\, adjective Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
In a confident and assertive form. --Glanvill. {As*sert"ive*ly}, adverb -- {As*sert"ive*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
assertive
adjective
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "assertive": absolute, affirmative, affirmatory, aggressive, assertative, assertional, bold, bossy, certain, confident, decided, declarative, declaratory, definite, doctrinaire, dogmatic, domineering, emphatic, firm, insistent, opinionated, peremptory, positive, predicational, predicative, pushy, sure
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