The phrase "a too assertive" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct form would be "too assertive" without the article "a."
Example: "Her too assertive demeanor made it difficult for others to voice their opinions."
Alternatives: "overly assertive" or "excessively assertive."
The also rans were halibut with a too-assertive balsamic glaze and a red snapper special diminished by its seafood lasagna platemate.
The also-rans were not failures but each had a flaw: the zucchini flowers, stuffed with crab meat, breaded and fried francese-style, were overwhelmed by a too-assertive beurre blanc; goat cheese was a too-dominant player in the eggplant Napoleon; and the house salad sported a sherry vinaigrette that was unexpectedly creamy.
Char-grilled Cajun oysters, six plump ones, were lightly cooked and had a bit of a welcome kick from cayenne and hot sauce, but the pecorino butter on top was a bit too assertive for the seafood.
It began with a series of emphatic processional chords, almost like a funeral procession, though too assertive for that.
Singers of the city complained that he was not a dependable accompanist and too assertive, but he maintained he wanted to keep vocalists in tune and inspire them in a cordial contest.
It was too assertive; perhaps a Saumur-Champigny would have been a better choice.
Like the black cod, branzino suffered from too assertive an intervention — in its case, tahini, blood orange, orange blossom water and more.
"In L.A. there's an entire cottage industry of apology gifts you can send for being too assertive as a woman," she said.
For example, when Kay and Shipman talked to young women participating in Running Start – an organization that trains college-aged women to run for public office – they heard from one woman worried about being labeled a "bitch" if she was too assertive.
I recall early in my career being warned by a male teammate about being too assertive as it might be confused with being overly aggressive.
