asserted
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
1Other words from asserted
- as·sert·ed·ly, adverb
- un·as·sert·ed, adjective
- well-as·sert·ed, adjective
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How to use asserted in a sentence
“I cannot reiterate enough that there is so much abuse that goes on in this place,” he asserted.
The lawyer asserted that an autopsy of Sarbandi showed how the pen knife wound was itself not fatal.
The Real Reason Iran Killed This Woman for Defending Herself | Eli Lake | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt also harkened back to Ada Lovelace, who asserted that machines would be able to do almost anything, except think on their own.
Land, he asserted, should be owned by the public and government funded by rents.
In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class | Joel Kotkin | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Persian frontier was the only firmly delineated border, asserted by mountains.
It is usually asserted that the tobacco grown in Brazil contains only two per cent.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.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 GreeleyBut in doing this, the intention and power of selection guided by sound judgment at once asserted itself.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickPiegan shortly proved that he made no vain boast when he asserted his ability to follow their track.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairAfter the first surprise, Comyn's men asserted their superior force; and aid arrived from Carlisle.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. Murison
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