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smug
[smuhg]
adjective
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
trim; spruce; smooth; sleek.
smug
/ ʌɡ /
adjective
excessively self-satisfied or complacent
archaictrim or neat
Other Word Forms
- smugly adverb
- smugness noun
- unsmug adjective
- unsmugness noun
- ˈܲԱ noun
- ˈܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of smug1
Word History and Origins
Origin of smug1
Example Sentences
But then it’s funny that he’s so good at playing this like really smug jerk of a crooked sheriff.
Twenty-three years of a smug, smarmy host, and a bunch of sportswriters desperate for sound bites and attention.
So I hope it doesn't come across as smug to say that's kind of the point.
“Death of a Unicorn” is so certain that its audience will care more about the paltry laughs it can draw out of its Sackler spoofs that the finished film feels altogether smug.
He was smug in a way that frauds often are, and he was stuck with basically the same roster that sank Ham.
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Related Words
- complacent
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- pompous
- self-righteous
- self-satisfied
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