Unassertible

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of unassertable. alt-of, alternative

    "Nureyev, it seems, is good for Fonteyn who, being the least vain and least umbrageous of ballerinas, evidently relishes his exotic, far from submissive partnership; and there must be something in Fonteyn’s gentle, unassertible authority which is equally good for Nureyev."

Example

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"Nureyev, it seems, is good for Fonteyn who, being the least vain and least umbrageous of ballerinas, evidently relishes his exotic, far from submissive partnership; and there must be something in Fonteyn’s gentle, unassertible authority which is equally good for Nureyev."

Etymology

From un- + assertible.

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