assertive
Pronunciation: /əˈsɝtɪv/
The English word “assertive” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- An assertion.
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin assertīvus. Synchronically analyzable as assert + -ive.
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