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[ adjective ] marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
Examples "she paints with an assured hand" Used in print (Harry Olesker, Impact....)But Blanche had been able to maintain a serene and assured composure in the face of her widowed mother 's continued carping , had been able to resist her urgings to date anyone who offered the slightest possibility of matrimony . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Less assured than the tall , wide shouldered man in_the_lead , Cobb followed alertly , a hand on his gun butt . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] characterized by certainty or security
Examples "a tiny but assured income" "we can never have completely assured lives" Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)He could no_longer build anything , whether a private residence in his Pennsylvania county or a church in Brazil , without it being obvious that he had done it , and while here_and_there he was taken_to_task for again developing the same airy technique , they were such fanciful and sometimes even playful buildings that the public felt assured by its sense of recognition after a time , a quality of authentic uniqueness about them , which , once established by an artist as his private vision , is no_longer disputable as to its other values . Related terms |
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