cocksure

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   marked by excessive confidence

   An arrogant and cocksure materialist.

2. 2
   adj

   Too confident; overconfident.

   I thought myself cocksure of his horse, which he readily promis'd me.

Probably from cock + sure, early 16th c.

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