"unassertive" meaning in English

See unassertive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unassertive [comparative], most unassertive [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English assertive English unassertive From un- + assertive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|un-|assertive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English assertive English unassertive [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "un-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "assertive", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "unassertive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="unassertive"> From un- + assertive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} unassertive (comparative more unassertive, superlative most unassertive)
  1. Not assertive Translations (Translations): неуверен (neuveren) (Bulgarian), стеснителен (stesnitelen) (Bulgarian), iddiasız (Turkish)
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