underassertive

English

Etymology

under- +‎ assertive

Adjective

underassertive (comparative more underassertive, superlative most underassertive)

  1. Insufficiently assertive.
    • 2011, H. B. Jr. London, Neil B. Wiseman, Married to a Pastor, →ISBN:
      This problem multiplies even more as Hart and Blackmon report: “Clinical experience shows that underassertive and excessively overassertive ministers are much more likely to suffer from depression, burnout, helplessness and especially problems with anger and resentment."
    • 2013, Leigh Thompson, Richard Templar, Choose Your Own Outcome!, →ISBN:
      I once heard someone offer an underassertive friend a favor and the friend said no in such a roundabout fashion that the person actually thought she'd said yes, and did it anyway.
    • 2017, Martin Sundel, Sandra S. Sundel, Behavior Change in the Human Services, →ISBN:
      Some people are underassertive in almost every kind of social situation, whereas others behave overassertively in social encounters.
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