The Collaborative International Dictionary
                    Self-asserting
                    
                        
                
                                                                    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.
WordNet
                    self-asserting
                    
                        
                
                                                                    adj. confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy" [syn: assertive, self-assertive]