English Explanatory Dictionary

cocksure

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Too confident; overconfident.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cocksure.wav

Word forms

cocksure more cocksure most cocksure cock-sure

Etymology

Probably from cock + sure, early 16th c.

Derived words

cocksurely cocksureness
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