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Overconfident   /ˌoʊvərkˈɑnfɪdənt/   Listen
Overconfident

adjective
1.
Marked by excessive confidence.  Synonyms: cocksure, positive.  "So overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen" , "The less he knows the more positive he gets"






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"Overconfident" Quotes from Famous Books



... it. He had been prepared for almost any contingency. As he left the Minister's house, his hand clutched a revolver in the pocket of his coat. There seemed no way in which Hartmann could prevent him from taking Grace to the railway station. He felt so sure of this that he became overconfident. One moment only had he been off guard—the moment when, with his back to Hartmann, he had stepped into the cab. And the latter, seizing upon that instant's slip, had turned the tables upon him so completely that he cursed himself in his chagrin. Here he ...
— The Ivory Snuff Box • Arnold Fredericks

... you are as obstinate and determined as ever," she continued rather petulantly. "Don't be overconfident though; you might fail, you know, and failure is always discouraging—it involves ...
— When Dreams Come True • Ritter Brown



Words linked to "Overconfident" :   overconfidence, confident



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