— confidently , adv.
/kon"fi deuhnt/ , adj.
1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment.
2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker.
3. excessively bold; presumptuous.
4. Obs. trustful or confiding.
n.
5. a confidant.
[ 1570-80; confident- (s. of confidens ), prp. of confidere. See CONFIDE, -ENT ]
Syn. 1. certain, positive. See sure. 2. self-reliant, assured, intrepid.
Ant. 2. modest, diffident.