asserted

[ uh-sur-tid ]
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adjective
  1. resting on a statement or claim unsupported by evidence or proof; alleged: The asserted value of the property was twice the amount anyone offered.

Origin of asserted

1
First recorded in 1675–85; assert + -ed2

Other words from asserted

  • as·sert·ed·ly, adverb
  • un·as·sert·ed, adjective
  • well-as·sert·ed, adjective

Words Nearby asserted

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How to use asserted in a sentence

  • It is usually asserted that the tobacco grown in Brazil contains only two per cent.

  • Among the ladies of "gentle blood," however, there is more of the asserted aristocratic symmetry and beauty than among the men.

    Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
  • But in doing this, the intention and power of selection guided by sound judgment at once asserted itself.

    Antonio Stradivari | Horace William Petherick
  • Piegan shortly proved that he made no vain boast when he asserted his ability to follow their track.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • After the first surprise, Comyn's men asserted their superior force; and aid arrived from Carlisle.

    King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison