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cock´sure´ness — cock|sure «KOK SHUR», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. too sure; overly confident: »In the club car men were crying out their simple, cocksure solutions for the United States of America (Harper s). 2. perfectly sure; absolutely certain. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
cock´i|ly — cock|y1 «KOK ee», adjective, cock|i|er, cock|i|est. Informal. saucy and conceited; cocksure; arrogant: »That bully is a cocky little fellow. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
cock|y — cock|y1 «KOK ee», adjective, cock|i|er, cock|i|est. Informal. saucy and conceited; cocksure; arrogant: »That bully is a cocky little fellow. SYNONYM( … Useful english dictionary
cock´sure´ly — cock|sure «KOK SHUR», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. too sure; overly confident: »In the club car men were crying out their simple, cocksure solutions for the United States of America (Harper s). 2. perfectly sure; absolutely certain. SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
cock|sure — «KOK SHUR», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. too sure; overly confident: »In the club car men were crying out their simple, cocksure solutions for the United States of America (Harper s). 2. perfectly sure; absolutely certain. SYNONYM(S): confident,… … Useful english dictionary
cock — bab·cock; baw·cock; bil·cock; cock; cock·ad·ed; cock·aigne; cock·al; cock·a·lo·rum; cock·a·ma·roo; cock·an·dy; cock·a·pert; cock·a·rouse; cock·a·tiel; cock·a·too; cock·a·touche; cock·a·trice; cock·a·wee; cock·bell; cock·bill; cock·boat;… … English syllables
cockiness — cock·i·ness … English syllables
cocky — cock•y [[t]ˈkɒk i[/t]] adj. cock•i•er, cock•i•est arrogant; conceited • Etymology: 1540–50 cock′i•ly, adv. cock′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
cocksure — cock•sure [[t]ˈkɒkˈʃʊər, ˈʃɜr[/t]] adj. 1) absolutely sure; certain 2) overconfident; cocky • Etymology: 1510–20 cock′sure′ly, adv. cock′sure′ness, n … From formal English to slang
