cocky

"And he had a manner in the conversation that was assertive, but slightly cocky. That's an attractive quality too."

He doesn’t have a cocky swagger where he is pretending to be this bigger-than-life character.

The knives in her stare let them see the danger in that cocky misperception.

Some might call him cocky, while others might say it’s confidence, but regardless, the junior has emerged as a top Southern Section quarterback in 2024.

They try to be cocky in front of the officers, but they aren’t convincing.