Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cockily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
cock-i-ly
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a cocky manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English cocky Middle English -ly English -ly English cockily From cocky + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more cockily (comparative) most cockily (superlative)

Questions

What does cockily mean?
In a cocky manner.
Where does cockily come from?
Etymology tree English cocky Middle English -ly English -ly English cockily From cocky + -ly.

How to pronounce cockily

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