self-asserting

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self-asserting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Self-asserting \Self`-as*sert"ing\, a.
     asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence,
     putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.
     [1913 Webster]

self-asserting - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  self-asserting
      adj 1: aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy
             who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a
             listener is an assertive act" [syn: assertive, self-  asserting
             , self-assertive] [ant: unassertive]