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cocksure

/ˌkɒkˈʃʊə/ /ˌkɒkˈʃɔː/

Meanings
adjective
Too confident; overconfident

Examples :

"He was cocksure of getting an A on the test, even though he hadn't studied much. "
attitude character person

Related Words

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration overconfident

overconfident adjective

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈkɒnfɪdənt/

Too confident.

"Mark was overconfident about the test and didn't study, so he failed. "

Illustration much

much adjective

/mʌt͡ʃ/

Large, great.

"The teacher had much patience with the struggling students. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration getting

getting verb

[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

Illustration studied

studied adjective

/ˈstʌdid/

Practiced; self-conscious; careful.

"She gave a studied reply."

Illustration even

even noun

/ˈiːvən/ /ˈivn̩/

(diminutive) An even number.

"My younger brother counted the evens in his math homework. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration too

too adverb

/tuː/ /tu/

(focus) Likewise.

"My brother is tired, too. "

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

Despite that; however.

"I will do it, though."

Illustration confident

confident noun

/ˈkɒn.fɪ.dənt/ /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dənt/

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

"My closest confident, my sister, always listens patiently and gives good advice. "

Illustration test

test noun

/test/

A challenge, trial.

"The difficult exam was a real test of her knowledge. "