"assertative" meaning in English

See assertative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more assertative [comparative], most assertative [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} assertative (comparative more assertative, superlative most assertative)
  1. Serving to assert something.
    Sense id: en-assertative-en-adj-ocgO9oGW

Noun

Forms: assertatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} assertative (plural assertatives)
  1. (grammar) An utterance or construct that asserts something.
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