assertive
pronunciation
How to pronounce assertive in British English:
UK [əˈsɜːtɪv]
How to pronounce assertive in American English:
US [əˈsɜːrtɪv]
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- Adjective:
- inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured
- confidently aggressive
Word Origin
- assertive (adj.)
- 1560s, "declaratory, positive, full of assertion," from assert + -ive. Meaning "insisting on one's rights" is short for self-assertive (1865).
Example
- 1. Americans are unusually assertive , apparently , and brazilians surprisingly unconcerned about the future .
- 2. Transatlantic friction between companies and regulators has grown as europe 's data guardians have become more assertive .
- 3. Certainly , there 's reason to pay attention to china 's more assertive stance in global affairs .
- 4. But in recent years it has been weakened by an assertive civilian government .
- 5. For american commentators who like to denounce european complacency in the face of an increasingly assertive islam , france is an intriguing test-case .