adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A woman's voice came on the line, firm and self-assured .
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Having done this many times before, she was self-assured and spoke without notes.
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On the surface Dana was calm and self-assured , but I knew that this wasn't completely the case.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Expression is noble, alert and self-assured .
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Hapless, hopelessly clumsy Gilligan is washed ashore along with the competent, self-assured skipper.
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He could take a joke, and put on such an ironic self-assured face no one felt bad laughing.
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His appearance gives an immediate impression of determination and courage; his demeanour is self-assured , steady and fearless.
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His movements were far too quick and self-assured for her efforts to succeed.
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His voice, too, was as sincere, as unwavering and self-assured as ever.
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Reggie and Mary opposite each other, so amiable and self-assured .
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There is a warmth and a radiance about her; her movements are measured, self-assured .