Synonyms for cocky
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kok-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒk i |
Top 10 synonyms for cocky
Définition of cocky
Origin :- "arrogantly pert," 1768; originally "lecherous" (1540s); from cock (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Cockiness.
- adj self-assured
- 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
Antonyms for cocky
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