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Assertive: meaning and example

adjective · In the sense illustrated below

Confident in expressing a need, opinion or boundary.

Example sentence

“Her assertive reply made clear that the deadline was not workable.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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