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- [uh-sur-tiv]
- /əˈsɜr tɪv/
- /əˈsɜː.tɪv/
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- [uh-sur-tiv]
- /əˈsɜr tɪv/
Definitions of assertively word
- adjective assertively confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman. 1
- adjective assertively having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma. 1
- noun assertively In an assertive manner. 1
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Origin of assertively
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; assert + -ive
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Parts of speech for Assertively
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
assertively popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
assertively usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for assertively
adverb assertively
- insistently — earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something; persistent; pertinacious.
- forcefully — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
- unemphatic — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- aggressively — characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
- strongly — with great strength or force: wind blowing strongly from the west.
Antonyms for assertively
adverb assertively
- submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
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