complacently
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com·pla·cent
(kəm-plā′sənt)adj.
1. Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness: "a geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy" (Paul Roberts).
2. Eager to please; complaisant.
[Latin complacēns, complacent-, present participle of complacēre, to please : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please; see plāk- in Indo-European roots.]
com·pla′cent·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | complacently - in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher" |
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بِرِضا ذاتي، بِإعْجاب بالنَّفْس
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mageligt
drÿgindalega
gönül rahatlığı ile
complacently
[kəmˈpleɪsəntlɪ] ADV → de modo satisfechohe looked at me complacently → me miró con expresión de autosatisfacción
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complacently
adv → selbstzufrieden or -gefällig; those who complacently accept their parents’ beliefs → diejenigen, die die Ansichten ihrer Eltern unreflektiert übernehmen
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complacent
(kəmˈpleisnt) adjective showing satisfaction with one's own situation. a complacent attitude.
comˈplacence, comˈplacency nouncomˈplacently adverb
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