cocky
1[kok-ee]
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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
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Examples from the Web for cockily
Historical Examples of cockily
"Well, I'll have you to understand, sergeant—" bristled Hetherington, cockily.
A Little Book of ChristmasJohn Kendrick Bangs
"That's the Queen o' Kentucky, sir," replied the other cockily.
Boy WoodburnAlfred Ollivant
The strut properly speaking began at the tip of his hat–his soft, black hat that sat so cockily upon his head.
In the Heart of a FoolWilliam Allen White
"Eldorado," he said once, cockily, as if he remembered something from the Spanish part of his background.
The Planet StrappersRaymond Zinke Gallun
cocky
1adjective cockier or cockiest
cocky
2noun plural cockies Australian informal
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