1. The guilds were weak and unassertive, functioning mainly as a mechanism for economic regulation.

2. Allen has a meek, timid, and unassertive nature.

3. But what if those "rules" have made you into a passive, unassertive, accommodating, compliant person when you would really prefer to speak up more about your true feelings and desires?

4. Temperament is in the eye of the voter. Is one response evidence of composure and self-possession — or of being too laid-back and unassertive?

5. Mr Lee is one of the very few modest, unassertive personalities in the company.

6. CANADIANS used to think of themselves as being quiet, modest and unassertive.

7. Dr. Todt was one of the very few modest, unassertive personalities in the government.

8. DR. Todt was one of the very few modest, unassertive personalities in the government.

9. My mother did not wear lipstick, her brassieres were unassertive, her hair was done up in a tight crown of braids that emphasized her wide white forehead.