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cockily

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cock·y  (kk)
adj. cock·i·er, cock·i·est
Overly self-assertive or self-confident.

cocki·ly adv.
cocki·ness n.
Translations
cockily
adv (inf)großspurig


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With few exceptions, these had been rocky and competitive from the '50s through the mid-'60s, with American artists like Donald Judd cockily declaring "European art is over with" and their Continental peers feeling trampled by the market mania for art made in the US.
``Hey, I just cashed a check for $300,'' Wilcott said, cockily adjusting his uniform hat.
Some of the mannerisms we've seen before: the cockily waggling head from Lonesome Dove, the bowlegged strut from Apocalypse Now, the shy suitor's gaze masking inner fire from Tender Mercies.
 
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