adjective
1. aggressively self-assured
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an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
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pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act
• Syn: ↑assertive, ↑self-asserting
• Ant: ↑unassertive (for: ↑assertive)
• See Also: ↑aggressive, ↑imperative
2. offensively self-assertive
• Syn: ↑bumptious
• Similar to: ↑forward
• Derivationally related forms: ↑bumptiousness (for: ↑bumptious)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.