assertive

CEFRB2

/əˈsɝtɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Confidently expressing opinions or needs without being aggressive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

Examples

  • You need to learn how to be assertive.

  • You need to learn to be assertive.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

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In context

  • He was assertive by nature.

  • an assertive taste or odor

  • Hence the ubiquity of Priapus himself as a sculptural representative of the generative principle, populated the Roman gardens, assertive in ithyphallic pose.

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Origin

adjective

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