单词 | cocksurely |
释义 | cocksurelyadv. In a cocksure manner; overconfidently, with brash self-confidence. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > excessive self-confidence > [adverb] crousea1525 self-confidently1648 cocksurely1887 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > extreme opinion, dogmatism > [adverb] magistrallya1603 pragmatically1606 magisterially1625 thetically1657 dogmatically1664 magisteriously1673 judiciously1728 unargumentatively1840 cocksurely1887 1887 Sc. Leader 17 Aug. 4 The bulk of the London press has been cock-surely wrong. 1931 Bookman May 114/2 An ignorance that goes cocksurely forward to fallacious conclusions. 2010 Brandon (Manitoba) Sun 27 Feb. b2 BU played confidently and cocksurely in hosting the post-season for the second straight year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1887 |
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