unassertive (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence
examples a shy unassertive person
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Also see submissive; timid; unaggressive, nonaggressive
Derivationally related form unassertive → unassertiveness
Antonym unassertive → assertive
Similar to nonassertive; reticent, self-effacing, retiring
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Also see unaggressive, nonaggressive; timid; submissive
Antonym assertive → unassertive
Similar to nonassertive; reticent, self-effacing, retiring
Derived from adjective unassertively → unassertive
Derivationally related form unassertiveness → unassertive

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