- Asserted
- Demanded forcefully
- Laid down the law
- Laid down the law about tidiness
- Refused to compromise
- Refused to give way
- Was emphatic about tidiness
- Asserted
- Ratified
- Stated firmly
- of Affirm
- Asserted
- Asserted without proof
- Attested
- Purported
- Reportedly
- So-called
- Supposed
- Asserted
- Professed
- of Claim