self-asserting

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
self-asserting
    adj 1: aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy
           who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a
           listener is an assertive act" [syn: {assertive}, {self-
           asserting}, {self-assertive}] [ant: {unassertive}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Self-asserting \Self`-as*sert"ing\, a.
   asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence,
   putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.
   [1913 Webster]
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