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Meanings of cockiness in inglés

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Offensive boldness and assertiveness.

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Usage of cockiness in inglés
1
No amount of greatness can make me understand that level of cockiness.
Pivot Point
2
Probably not arrogance or cockiness; he hadn't struck her as the type.
Here comes trouble
3
I want to cripple his cockiness with the palm of my hand.
Shatter Me
4
The cockiness of artists is enough to take away a man's breath.
The Philistines
5
The cockiness. An impatient hand gesture encompassed him from head to toe.
Eve of darkness
6
Known for his confidence and cockiness, briefly he too thought it was over.
Ebony
7
Confidence has not been in short supply, edging towards cockiness upon first glance.
The Guardian
8
That seems to show some determination, I say -cockiness even.
The Guardian
9
There's a self-satisfied smugness in his voice, the cockiness of youth.
The pretender's crown
10
Spare everyone the cockiness-whenclimbers like Adam Ondra exist, we are all humbled.
Climbing Magazine
11
Dick Keaton seemed to have some trouble returning to his usual blasé cockiness.
The Neutronium Alchemist
12
He smiled at the three men and let a little more cockiness show.
The capitol game
13
That degree of cockiness was going to get her killed someday.
Heart of stone
14
Eric cleared his throat and recovered a little of his cockiness.
The President's Assassin
15
Well, according to new research highlighted by the New Scientist magazine, cockiness pays off.
The Irish Times
16
In retrospect, he cringes at his initial cockiness: I remember my first screen test.
The Guardian
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Cockiness through the time
Cockiness across language varieties
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