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underassertive

adj

Etymology

From under- + assertive.

  1. borrowed from assertīvus
  2. prefixed as underassertive — “under + assertive”

Definitions

  1. Insufficiently assertive.

    • I once heard someone offer an underassertive friend a favor and the friend said no in such a roundabout fashion that the person actually thought she'd said yes, and did it anyway.
    • Some people are underassertive in almost every kind of social situation, whereas others behave overassertively in social encounters.

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