cocky

cock·y  (kk)

adj. cock·i·er, cock·i·est

Overly self-assertive or self-confident.

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cocki·ly adv.

cocki·ness n.

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cocky¹

adj cockier, cockiest

excessively proud of oneself

cockily  adv

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cocky²

n pl cockies Austral informal

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for cockatoo [2]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cocky - overly self-confident or self-assertive; "a very cocky young man" assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive - aggressively self-assured; "an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue"; "pointing directly at a listener is an assertive act"

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cocky¹

adjective overconfident, arrogant, brash, swaggering, conceited, egotistical, cocksure, swollen-headed, vain, full of yourself He was a little cocky because he was winning all the time.
modest, hesitant, self-effacing, lacking confidence, unsure of yourself, uncertain of yourself

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cocky² cockie

noun (Austral. & N.Z. informal) farmer, smallholder, crofter (Scot.), grazier, agriculturalist, rancher, husbandman He got some casual work with the cane cockies on Maroochy River.

Translations

cocky [ˈkɒkɪ] ADJ (cockier (compar) (cockiest (superl))) (pej) → creído

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cocky [ˈkɒki] adj → trop sûr(e) de soi

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cocky

adj (+er) (inf) → anmaßend, großspurig; he was so cocky before the exams → er tat so großspurig vorm Examen

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cocky [ˈkɒkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (pej) → troppo sicuro/a di sé

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