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cockily

cockily adverb: in a cocky manner.

Adverb

cockily (comparative more cockily, superlative most cockily)

  1. In a cocky manner.

Forms of cockily

comparativemore cockily
superlativemost cockily

Origin of cockily

From cocky + -ly.

Questions about cockily

What does cockily mean?
Cockily means in a cocky manner.
What part of speech is cockily?
Cockily is an adverb.

Words near cockily in the dictionary

  1. cockied
  2. cockieleekie
  3. cockier
  4. cockies
  5. cockiest
  6. cockily
  7. Cockin
  8. cockiness
  9. cocking
  10. cocking a deaf 'un
  11. cocking a snook

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