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SMUG

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: smugger  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, smuggest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (adjective) 

Comparative and superlative

Comparative: smugger  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Superlative: smuggest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfactionplay

Example:

a smug glow of self-congratulation

Synonyms:

self-satisfied; smug

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

content; contented (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are)

Derivation:

smugness (an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction)

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