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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Self-asserting

· Self·-as·sert·ing · IPA
01 a. asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.
  1. 1.
    asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence, putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.