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Definition of Self-assertive
1. Adjective. Aggressively self-assured. "Pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"
Also: Aggressive, Imperative
Similar to: Cocky, Emphatic, Forceful
Derivative terms: Assert, Assertiveness
Antonyms: Unassertive
2. Adjective. Offensively self-assertive.
Definition of Self-assertive
1. Adjective. determined to advance one's own personality or views ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-assertive
Literary usage of Self-assertive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Explorations and Adventures in New Guinea by John Strachan (1888)
"... Orang Bisar—Mineral Wealth' of Shorn ai—A self-assertive old Man—He gives me
a Piece of his Mind—I return the Compliment—A Visit to the House of a great ..."
2. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"It may be regarded as a special form of self-assertive behavior, ... That gives
four varieties of self-assertive behavior, which may be labeled as follows: ..."
3. Introductory Psychology for Teachers by Edward Kellogg Strong (1922)
"self-feeling (emotion accompanying self-assertive instinct); it is the presence
of this disposition within the sentiment that distinguishes self-respect ..."
4. Incidents of My Life: Professional--literary--social, with Services in the by Thomas Addis Emmet (1911)
"... by my father for being too self-assertive —Visit to Philadelphia—Interesting
recollections—As a child greatly attracted by the Quaker women—Visit to the ..."
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