COCKSURE


Meaning of COCKSURE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' käk- ' shu ̇ r

Function: adjective

Etymology: probably from 1 cock + sure

Date: 1608

1 : feeling perfect assurance sometimes on inadequate grounds

2 : marked by overconfidence or presumptuousness : COCKY

synonyms see SURE

– cock · sure · ly adverb

– cock · sure · ness noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.