assertive

/əˈsɝtɪv/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

aggressive, all, enough, ithyphallic, necessary, reserved

VERB + ASSERTIVE

gardens, isn't, learn, penalized, seems, think, wasn't

ASSERTIVE + NOUN

nature, odor

PREP.

ADV.

quite

Definitions

adj

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

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

Pungent.

an assertive taste or odor

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — aggressively self-assured

self-asserting
self-assertive

Antonyms

unassertive

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

an assertive taste or odor

Wiktionary

He was assertive by nature.

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She's assertive.

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You need to learn to be assertive.

Tatoeba · #2060508

Tom is assertive.

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