Assertorically

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that conveys strong confidence and authority in expressions
2. With an approach that highlights assertiveness and unwavering belief in statements
3. Expressing something with a clear and confident declaration without doubt

Etymology: "Assertorically" is the adverb form of "assertoric," so its history comes down to two suffixes stacked on a Latin verb. "Assertoric" is built from the Latin "assertus," the past participle of "asserere," meaning "to claim" or "to join to oneself," with the adjectival ending "-ic" added. The "-ally" ending then turns the adjective into an adverb, the same pattern that produces "basically" from "basic" or "tragically" from "tragic." The sense of the word follows from its root. Latin "asserere" carried the idea of laying hold of something and declaring it yours, and English took that notion of firm, deliberate claiming into its own vocabulary. "Assertion" and "assert" came into English from Latin with this meaning, and "assertoric" extends it to the manner of making a statement: confidently and without hedging.

Synonyms: assertively