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assertive, a.|əˈsɜːtɪv|
[f. as if ad. L. *assertīvus; cf. Fr. assertive-ment Cotgr., It. assertivo Florio: see assert v. and -ive.]
1. Of the nature of, or characterized by, assertion; declaratory, affirmative; positive, dogmatic.
1562[see assertively]. a1619M. Fotherby Atheom. ii. xii. §2. 336 By the assertiue testimonie..of the Corinthians. 1661Glanvill Sceps. Sci. 15 As assertive and dogmatical as if they were omniscient. 1711Greenwood Eng. Gram. 225 Not to make this Mark (?)..at the Ending or Conclusion of an Assertive Sentence. 1856Maurice Serm. John i. 8 The broad, simple assertive tone, ‘In the beginning was the Word.’
2. Characterized by mere assertion; (see quot.)
1849Abp. Thomson Laws of Th. (ed. 2) 305 The assertive judgment is one of which we are fully persuaded ourselves, but cannot give grounds for our belief, that shall compel men in general to coincide with us.
3. self-assertive = self-asserting ppl. a.
1865Dickens Mut. Fr. 24 Reginald..being too aspiring and self-assertive a name. |