smugly

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).

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[Perhaps akin to Low German smuck, neat, from Middle Low German, from smucken, to adorn.]

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smugly adv.

smugness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

smugly - in a smug manner; "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"

Translations

smugly [ˈsmʌglɪ] ADV → con engreimiento, con suficiencia

smugly [ˈsmʌgli] adv → d'un air suffisant

smugly

adv → selbstgefällig; grin, say also → süffisant; he is smugly self-confident → er ist eitel selbstzufrieden

smugly [ˈsmʌglɪ] adv → con sufficienza, con compiacimento

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smugly [ˈsmʌglɪ] adv → con sufficienza, con compiacimento