self-assertive meaning

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self-assertive (adjective): aggressively self-assured.

self-assertive has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

self-assertive as an adjective

  1. aggressively self-assured
    • an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue
    • pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act

    Synonyms: assertive, self-asserting

    Similar: cocky, emphatic

  2. offensively self-assertive

    Synonyms: bumptious

    Similar: forward

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