Bold, audacious, daring, hardy, forward, full of defiant confidence, ‘cocky’. Obsolete. In later use passing insensibly into 3, as when the crowing…

Lively, brisk, in high spirits; lusty, sprightly, merry; aggressively high-spirited, disposed to exult or triumph, ‘cocky’. Now dialect and in U.S.

Given to or characterized by arrogance, boastfulness, defiance, or presumptuousness; self-assertive or self-important; swaggering, strutting. Cf…

In bad sense: Presumptuous, pert; bold, immodest.

Disposed to put oneself forth or forward; forward, outspoken, unrestrained.

That puts forth; esp. that puts oneself forward; forward, obtrusive, presumptuous. (Now chiefly U.S.)

Raised up; obtrusive; excessive.

Assertive, conceited; brisk, in good spirits; neat, smart.

Insolent, arrogant, conceited. Cf. perk, v.2 1a. Obsolete.

Unduly forward in offering one's services, or in taking business upon oneself; doing, or prone to do, more than is asked or required; interfering…

Conceited, arrogant.

That puts himself or herself forward; self-assertive; presumptuous.

Of a person or an action: excessively or annoyingly self-assertive, ostentatious, overbearing, or intrusive. Of a thing: unduly or unpleasantly…

Inclined to butt, butting; (figurative) wanton, frisky.

figurative. That pushes forward; active, energetic, enterprising; (also, with pejorative connotation) excessively or aggressively forward or…

Self-important, arrogant; brash, cheeky, impudent. Cf. cocky, adj. 2.

Conceited, self-important; arrogant, brashly overconfident.

Irritatingly self-assertive or conceited.

Scottish. Presumptuous; unduly aspiring, ambitious, or forward.

Lively, cheerful, jaunty; attractive, neat; (also) conceited, cocky.

That asserts his or her status, individuality, rights, opinions, etc.; full of or characterized by self-assertion. Cf. self-assertive, adj.

Characterized by thrusting oneself forward; obtrusive. Now rare.

Full of or characterized by self-assertion; assertive, forceful. Cf. self-asserting, adj.

Originally U.S. Energetic, enterprising; self-assertive, pushy.

Full of or characterized by self-assertion; = self-assertive, adj.

Conceited; pert or forward in manner; lively, perky.

Full of ‘push’ (push, n.2 6); active and energetic in pursuing one's affairs; thrusting, enterprising. Also: (with pejorative connotation)…

Excessively or unpleasantly forward or self-assertive; demanding, aggressive, thrusting.

forward, ‘pushing’.

U.S. slang. Conceited and self-assertive; having one's chest thrust out as a sign of self-importance. Also quasi-adv., in to walk chesty.