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самоуве́ренный — meaning in English

samouverennyy

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English meaning

  • assertive adj Confident and direct in stating opinions or defending one's interests, without being aggressive.
  • jaunty adj Lively, confident, and stylish in manner or appearance.
  • presumptuous adj Overconfident or arrogant in a way that overstepss what is appropriate or one's actual authority.
  • self-righteous adjective Convinced of your own moral superiority, and making it plain in a way others find insufferable.

Senses

самоуве́ренный is used for these senses in English:

  • assertive Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.
  • cocksure (informal) Too confident; overconfident.
  • jaunty Ostentatiously self-confident.
  • presumptuous Making unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding what is appropriate or right.
  • self-assured Assured by or of one's self; confident in one's own abilities.
  • self-righteous Piously self-assured and smugly moralistic.

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