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Words with a similar base: nonassertive

'nonassertive'

[nonassertive.s.01] as in: not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence

Examples:
she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control

Origins

					nonassertive (English)
├── assertive (English)
│   ├── -ive (English)
│   │   └── -if (Anglo-Norman)
│   │       └── -ivus (Latin)
│   └── assert (English)
│       └── assertus (Latin)
└── non- (English)
    ├── non (Latin)
    │   ├── noenu (Latin)
    │   └── noenum (Latin)
    └── nona (Latin)