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cocky

¹

[ kok-ee ]

/ ˈkɒk i /

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adjective, cock·i·er, cock·i·est.

arrogant; pertly self-assertive; conceited: He walked in with a cocky air.

Origin of cocky

¹

First recorded in 1540–50; cock¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM cocky

cock·i·ly, adverb cock·i·ness, noun

Words nearby cocky

cocktail sauce, cocktail stick, cocktail table, cockteaser, cockup, cocky, cocky's joy, cockyleeky, coco, coco de mer, coco-de-mer

Example sentences from the Web for cockiness

But the fact of the matter is, not even his cockiness can take away from the catchiness of his music.

Hottest Summer Songs: Anthems for 2011 |Jaimie Etkin |July 1, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
His polite and affable smiling, his cockiness and his suavity—all these were part of a pose.

Gargoyles |Ben Hecht
It struck me at one time that there was a good deal of cockiness on that side of the Atlantic, that has entirely disappeared.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 481, March 21, 1885 |Various
There is a self-sufficient "cockiness" about him that soars above all compromise and defers to nothing and to nobody.

The Haunts of Old Cockaigne |Alex Thompson

More startling was the selfsame hairline scar traversing his cheek; the same touch of cockiness in the set of his face.

First on the Moon |Jeff Sutton
They had long regarded our Government as ignorant of European affairs and amateurish in its cockiness.

The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I |Burton J. Hendrick

British Dictionary definitions for cockiness (1 of 3)

cockiness

/ (ˈkɒkɪnɪs) /

noun

conceited self-assurance

British Dictionary definitions for cockiness (2 of 3)

cocky ¹

/ (ˈkɒkɪ) /

adjective cockier or cockiest

excessively proud of oneself

Derived forms of cocky

cockily, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for cockiness (3 of 3)

cocky ²

/ (ˈkɒkɪ) /

noun plural cockies Australian informal

short for cockatoo (def. 2)

a farmer whose farm is regarded as small or of little account