assertiveness (asertivnes)

The quality of being a ertive, or self-a ertive. As for this a ertivene , one should admire it; it tends to the virtue of contentment. W. Shepherd, Prairie Experiences, p. 114. a ertor (a-ser'tor), n. [ a ertor , declarer, advocate, defender, a erere : see a ert .] See a erter . as ser to rial (as-ér-tō'ri-al), a. [ a erto rius (see a ertory ) + -al .] A erting a fact as true, but not holding it to be nece ary. See a ertory, the common form. a ertor i ally (as-er-to'ri-al-i), adv . In an as ser to rial manner; as an a ertion. a ertoric, a ertor i cal (as-er-tor'ik, -i-kal), a . [ a ertor + -ic, -ic-al.] A erting; a ertory; a ertive: as, an a ertoric judgment. See as sertory.