Definition of COCKSURE

cocksure

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by excessive confidence
    • "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"

Adj

  • Too confident; overconfident.

Adjective

  • Excessively or arrogantly confident.

Examples

  • He was cocksure his seven-letter word was valid, but his opponent challenged it.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from cock + sure, early 16th c.

Scrabble Score: 16

cocksure: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
cocksure: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cocksure: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

cocksure: valid Words With Friends Word