adj.
Pronunciation: ' kä-k ē
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: cock · i · er ; -est
Date: 1768
1 : boldly or brashly self-confident <a cocky young actor>
2 : JAUNTY
– cock · i · ly \ ' kä-k ə -l ē \ adverb
– cock · i · ness \ ' kä-k ē -n ə s \ noun