Definition of Assertively

1. Adverb. In an assertive manner. "`I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively"

Partainyms: Assertive
Antonyms: Unassertively

Definition of Assertively

1. Adverb. In an assertive manner. ¹

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Definition of Assertively

1. [adv]

Literary usage of Assertively

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Exposition of the Grammatical Structure of the English Language: Being an by John Mulligan (1874)
"(40) If we admit, with some of the best grammarians, that " the verb is a noun and something more," namely a noun used assertively, we may conclude without ..."

2. The Grammar of the German Language Philosophically Developed by G. M. Heilner (1851)
"There are a few compound verbs which are inseparable merely because they are never used assertively ; that is, as the finite verb of an independent ..."

3. Situational Communication: Relating Styles / by Donald L. MacRae by MacRae, Donald L., 1941-, Dr. Donald L. MacRae (1993)
"In order to be successful, you must move assertively to complete the process. It is important to include Rapport and Assertion in the sequential development ..."

4. Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers by John P. Allen, Megan Columbus (1997)
"Response must make some acknowledgment of the friendship and assertively ... Acknowledge assertively that it is a difficult task, and perhaps that you are ..."

5. Cognitive-Behavioral Coping Skills Therapy Manual: A Clinical Research Guide edited by Ronald Kadden (1994)
"Some of the most difficult situations in which to respond assertively are ... Examine the cognitions that may be preventing you from acting assertively (eg, ..."

6. A Treatise on the System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law: Including the by John Henry Wigmore (1904)
"No doubt, in genuine cases of Verbal Acts — such as claims of ownership by one in possession, — where the words are not taken assertively or ..."

7. You Can Choose to Be Happy: "Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression by Tom G. Stevens (1998)
"How can you more assertively communicate and act toward the other? What fears, underlying beliefs, and other internal barriers must you cope with to act ..."

8. Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia (1856)
"The def. postfix -la, -I is the -na of Malagasy and the -na, -la, ra &c of many eastern vocabularies. La also occurs assertively in mor-la sleep. ..."

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