Definition of Cocksure
Cocksure
cock·sure


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
arrogant, cocky, and overconfident, often in a rude or improper way;

e.g. He was a cocksure young individual who I could barely tolerate.

(adjective)
perfectly certain or completely assured of something, especially unreasonably so, without adequate grounds;

e.g. They were cocksure that their solution would work, and so they were shocked when it failed.





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