Meanings of unassertive in English

She must remain calm, unassertive, let the eternal Tao take its way.

He was an unassertive, unassuming man, with a genius for being inconspicuous.

Lean fish tend to have pale, dry flesh and a subtle, unassertive flavor.

It will be months before Pellegrini begins to chastise himself for being so unassertive.

Looking puffy and unassertive, Depp never has registered less effectively in his entire film career.

She longed for him to remain the quiet, gentle, unassertive man that he now was.

She was too unassertive to lay claim to principle!

He wished me happy birthday and shook my hand-howfeathery and unassertive his grip was-andleft.

Cops are trained to de-prioritize the unassertive.

In her mind she fixed him in contrast with Transley, the self-confident and aggressive, and Linder, the shy and unassertive.

He is the type of man who, in spite of an unassertive manner, holds what he has with no uncertain grasp.

But an extrovert can be a very unassertive follower of a crowd while an introvert might confidently stand up to one.

Volatile situations are never in short supply when he welcomes the most uncoachable superstars and pairs them with meek, unassertive head coaches.

Nero was a meek, unassertive, submissive, tractable little chap, keenly sensible to the sufferings of his fellows, compared with a Zone quartermaster.

He was all kindness, gentleness, and urbanity, yet treated them with that unassertive firmness which a father exercises-orought to exercise-towardsa child.

A thing of darkness, born of this man's unassertive presence, flitted ever across the scenery, marring its grandeur with something evil, petty, dreadful.