assertive

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective aggressively self-assured

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.

In classic literature

Synonyms

self-asserting, self-assertive

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