斷然;獨斷地
Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. In a confident and assertive form. --Glanvill. {As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness}, n.
assertively adv : in an assertive manner; "`I will take care of my own life,' she said assertively" [ant: {unassertively}]