cocky

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

Overly self-assertive or self-confident.

cockily cock'i·ly adv.
cockiness cock'i·ness n.

IN BRIEF: adj. - Overly self-confident or self-assertive.

Tutor's tip: The man in the "khaki" (a type of cloth) pants was a little too "cocky" (too sure of oneself) when he first tasted the "kaki" (a Japanese persimmon).

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: overly self-confident or self-assertive

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - selvsikker, kry

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwaand, brutaal

Français (French)
adj. - trop sûr de soi, puant (péj)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - überheblich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θρασύς, αναιδής, φαντασμένος, ξιπασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
borioso, presuntuoso, vanaglorioso, vanitoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - convencido

Русский (Russian)
нахальный, задиристый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - engreído, presumido, fresco, descarado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mallig, stöddig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
骄傲的, 太过自信的, 自大的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 驕傲的, 太過自信的, 自大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 건방진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生意気な, 気取った

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغرور, معتد بنفسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חצוף, בטוח בעצמו, מתרברב‬

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