Meaning of COCKSURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'kâk'shûr
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[adj] marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" |
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COCKSURE is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | confident, overconfident, positive |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cock"sure`\, a.
1. Perfectly safe. [Obs.]
We steal as in a castle, cocksure: . . . we walk
invisible. --Shak.
2. Quite certain. [Colloq.]
I thought myself cocksure of the horse which he
readily promised me. --Pope.
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| | Related Terms: | | arrogant, assured, certain, confident, convinced, decided, determined, hubristic, overconfident, oversure, overweening, persuaded, poised, pompous, positive, proud, reassured, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-important, self-reliant, sure, unafraid, undoubting, unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering |
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