cocksure
adjective
perfectly sure or certain; completely confident in one's own mind.
cocksurely
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a word derived from
cocksure.
Example Sentences
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Cease from cackling so cocksurely Of some heavenly woodland dell Where the pipes of Pan blow purely; I have sampled these as well.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914 by Various
Ralph had wooed Jean ardently during the short furloughs which had been granted him, and from long distance had written a bit cocksurely.
From The Tin Soldier by Temple Bailey
