As*sert"ive*ness

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a.
   Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.
   [1913 Webster]

         In a confident and assertive form.       --Glanvill.
   [1913 Webster] {As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness},
   n.
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