non-assertive









non-assertive


adjective

  1. confidently aggressive or self-assured; positive: aggressive; dogmatic: He is too assertive as a salesman.
  2. having a distinctive or pronounced taste or aroma.

adjective

  1. confident and direct in claiming one’s rights or putting forward one’s views
  2. given to making assertions or bold demands; dogmatic or aggressive

adj.1560s, “declaratory, positive, full of assertion,” from assert + -ive. Meaning “insisting on one’s rights” is short for self-assertive (1865).

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