Antonyms for cocky

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kok-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒk i

Definition of cocky

Origin : "arrogantly pert," 1768; originally "lecherous" (1540s); from cock (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Cockiness.

adj self-assured

Example sentences :

Cocky Doodle had all he could do to keep the Barnyard Folk out of danger.
Extract from : « Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures » by David Cory

Then the boy went up to the horse, and said, “Cocky, you ridem me?”
Extract from : « Australia Twice Traversed, The Romance of Exploration » by Ernest Giles

Cocky would have called it Destiny, and Tudway, "Outside chance."
Extract from : « The Secrets of a Kuttite » by Edward O. Mousley

Eventually the book was purchased by Cocky Jones, but not without a row.
Extract from : « A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches » by J. M. Barrie

Let 'em come here and match craniums with me, that they think it smart to call 'Cocky'!
Extract from : « Life on the Stage » by Clara Morris

Daughtry elaborated on the counting trick by bringing Cocky along.
Extract from : « Michael, Brother of Jerry » by Jack London

Benjamin never quarrels with Cocky, but he dare not forget that Cocky is there.
Extract from : « Melchior's Dream and Other Tales » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

However, he let Cocky scold him and pull his hair, which was a safety-valve for Cocky.
Extract from : « Melchior's Dream and Other Tales » by Juliana Horatia Ewing

I got to know of this affair through Robbins' backing up of Cocky, and telling Urquhart that nobody was afraid of him.
Extract from : « A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches » by J. M. Barrie

Peter and Prince were the dearest dogs, and Cocky was a parrot that could say the most amusing things.
Extract from : « Greyfriars Bobby » by Eleanor Atkinson

Synonyms for cocky

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