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subassertive

subassertive adjective: less than normally assertive.

Adjective

subassertive (not comparable)

  1. Less than normally assertive

Origin of subassertive

From sub- + assertive.

Questions about subassertive

What does subassertive mean?
Subassertive means less than normally assertive.
What part of speech is subassertive?
Subassertive is an adjective.

Words near subassertive in the dictionary

  1. subassemblers
  2. subassembles
  3. subassemblies
  4. subassembling
  5. subassembly
  6. subassertive
  7. subassociation
  8. subassociations
  9. subassumption
  10. subassumptions
  11. subasthenospheric

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