† cockinglyadv.
Obsolete. rare.
1. In a belligerent or aggressive manner. Cf. cocking adj.1 1.
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society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adverb]
strivingly1382
cockingly1550
militantly1628
contendingly1655
combatively1863
1550 W. Thomas Dictionarie sig. Cc, in Principal Rules Ital. Grammer Prouerbiosamente, cockynglie or villanousely.
2. In an insolent or cocky manner. Cf. cocking adj.1 2.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-assertiveness > [adverb]
crousea1525
forwardly1552
cockishly1570
officiously1598
cockingly?1734
protrusively1833
perkingly1841
self-assertingly1841
perkily1843
bumptiously1844
cockily1855
chestily1908
with (an) attitude1975
?1734 ‘Pilgrim Plowden’ Farrago 155 Cockingly conscious of merit.
1923 Daily Republican (Rushville, Indiana) 12 Jan. 5/3 ‘The second team can't beat the first, or come anyway near it,’ one of the varsity squad members very cockingly boasts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019).
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