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adj. - Confidently aggressive.

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  • It is a good thing for women to be self-asserting and independent.
  • Does it seem to not-jive with the tactless, self-asserting, loud-mouthed way that I write here?
  • He was consequential, dogmatic, and with all the self-asserting priggishness of young Oxford fresh upon him.
  • It is the tongue of conquerors, the language of imperial will, of self-asserting individuality, of courage, masterhood, and freedom.
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