unassertively

1. 1.

   in an unassertive manner

   “unassertively, she always follows her husband's suggestions”

   Antonymsassertively

Questions about unassertively

What does unassertively mean?

unassertively means "in an unassertive manner".

How many syllables are in unassertively?

unassertively has 6 syllables and divides as u-nas-ser-ti-ve-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is the opposite of unassertively?

The recorded antonyms are assertively.

Is unassertively a common word?

unassertively is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.