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cocksureness

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cock·sure  (kkshr)
adj.
1. Completely sure; certain.
2. Too sure; overconfident.
cocksurely adv.
cocksureness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cocksureness - total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant
certitude, overconfidence
certainty - the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"


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A not-too-smug Tenney gets all of Gould's cocksureness .
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In staff appointments, it seems, what matters little is any identifiable political or moral philosophy (Glass began his Washington career at the journal of the conservative Heritage Foundation and switched to the liberal New Republic without any apparent adjustment in his views, which are libertarian, if anything), or the seasoning that softens youthful cocksureness with the shading of ambiguity and empathy.
A tarnished 'republic.' ('New Republic' journalist Stephen Glass ... by Steinfels, Peter / Commonweal
Pathetic rather than terrifying, Sisto employs a stammer and a general air of dented cocksureness.
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