diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
index ae4ab61837a..beba82d1702 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/ClassUtils.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Miscellaneous {@code java.lang.Class} utility methods.
- * Mainly for internal use within the framework.
+ *
+ * <p>Mainly for internal use within the framework.
  *
  * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @author Keith Donald
@@ -531,9 +532,10 @@ public abstract class ClassUtils {
 	 * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side
 	 * type, assuming setting by reflection. Considers primitive wrapper
 	 * classes as assignable to the corresponding primitive types.
-	 * @param lhsType the target type
-	 * @param rhsType the value type that should be assigned to the target type
-	 * @return if the target type is assignable from the value type
+	 * @param lhsType the target type (left-hand side (LHS) type)
+	 * @param rhsType the value type (right-hand side (RHS) type) that should
+	 * be assigned to the target type
+	 * @return {@code true} if {@code rhsType} is assignable to {@code lhsType}
 	 * @see TypeUtils#isAssignable(java.lang.reflect.Type, java.lang.reflect.Type)
 	 */
 	public static boolean isAssignable(Class<?> lhsType, Class<?> rhsType) {
diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java
index 5d5070f336a..6f0964d7b1a 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/util/TypeUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -39,9 +39,11 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 	/**
 	 * Check if the right-hand side type may be assigned to the left-hand side
 	 * type following the Java generics rules.
-	 * @param lhsType the target type
-	 * @param rhsType the value type that should be assigned to the target type
-	 * @return true if rhs is assignable to lhs
+	 * @param lhsType the target type (left-hand side (LHS) type)
+	 * @param rhsType the value type (right-hand side (RHS) type) that should
+	 * be assigned to the target type
+	 * @return {@code true} if {@code rhsType} is assignable to {@code lhsType}
+	 * @see ClassUtils#isAssignable(Class, Class)
 	 */
 	public static boolean isAssignable(Type lhsType, Type rhsType) {
 		Assert.notNull(lhsType, "Left-hand side type must not be null");
@@ -133,35 +135,17 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 	}
 
 	private static boolean isAssignable(WildcardType lhsType, Type rhsType) {
-		Type[] lUpperBounds = lhsType.getUpperBounds();
+		Type[] lUpperBounds = getUpperBounds(lhsType);
 
-		// supply the implicit upper bound if none are specified
-		if (lUpperBounds.length == 0) {
-			lUpperBounds = new Type[] { Object.class };
-		}
-
-		Type[] lLowerBounds = lhsType.getLowerBounds();
-
-		// supply the implicit lower bound if none are specified
-		if (lLowerBounds.length == 0) {
-			lLowerBounds = new Type[] { null };
-		}
+		Type[] lLowerBounds = getLowerBounds(lhsType);
 
 		if (rhsType instanceof WildcardType rhsWcType) {
 			// both the upper and lower bounds of the right-hand side must be
 			// completely enclosed in the upper and lower bounds of the left-
 			// hand side.
-			Type[] rUpperBounds = rhsWcType.getUpperBounds();
-
-			if (rUpperBounds.length == 0) {
-				rUpperBounds = new Type[] { Object.class };
-			}
+			Type[] rUpperBounds = getUpperBounds(rhsWcType);
 
-			Type[] rLowerBounds = rhsWcType.getLowerBounds();
-
-			if (rLowerBounds.length == 0) {
-				rLowerBounds = new Type[] { null };
-			}
+			Type[] rLowerBounds = getLowerBounds(rhsWcType);
 
 			for (Type lBound : lUpperBounds) {
 				for (Type rBound : rUpperBounds) {
@@ -208,6 +192,26 @@ public abstract class TypeUtils {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	private static Type[] getLowerBounds(WildcardType wildcardType) {
+		Type[] lowerBounds = wildcardType.getLowerBounds();
+
+		// supply the implicit lower bound if none are specified
+		if (lowerBounds.length == 0) {
+			lowerBounds = new Type[] { null };
+		}
+		return lowerBounds;
+	}
+
+	private static Type[] getUpperBounds(WildcardType wildcardType) {
+		Type[] upperBounds = wildcardType.getUpperBounds();
+
+		// supply the implicit upper bound if none are specified
+		if (upperBounds.length == 0) {
+			upperBounds = new Type[] { Object.class };
+		}
+		return upperBounds;
+	}
+
 	public static boolean isAssignableBound(@Nullable Type lhsType, @Nullable Type rhsType) {
 		if (rhsType == null) {
 			return true;