a. Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous. -- As*pers"ive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory. [ 1913 Webster ]
In a confident and assertive form. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
As*sert"ive*ly, adv. -- As*sert"ive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]