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smugly

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smug  (smg)
adj. smug·ger, smug·gest
Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent: "the smug look of a toad breakfasting on fat marsh flies" William Pearson.
[Perhaps akin to Low German smuck, neat, from Middle Low German, from smucken, to adorn.]
smugly adv.
smugness n.
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Adv.1.smugly - in a smug manner; "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"
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Spanish smugly [ˈsmʌglɪ] adv → con suficiencia
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The cook drew himself up in a smugly humble fashion, a deprecating smirk on his face.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
On the instant those at the table were keyed up and expectant, the servant was smugly pleased, and he was wallowing in mortification.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
Punctually, as the shrill-toned bell of the black marble study clock began to chime nine, Sir Pitt made his appearance, fresh, neat, smugly shaved, with a waxy clean face, and stiff shirt collar, his scanty hair combed and oiled, trimming his nails as he descended the stairs majestically, in a starched cravat and a grey flannel dressing-gown--a real old English gentleman, in a word--a model of neatness and every propriety.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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