smug

[ smuhg ]
/ smʌg /

adjective, smug·ger, smug·gest.

contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
trim; spruce; smooth; sleek.

Origin of smug

1545–55; perhaps < Middle Dutch smuc neat, pretty, nice

OTHER WORDS FROM smug

Words nearby smug

smtp, smudge, smudge pot, smudging, smudgy, smug, smuggery, smuggle, smur, smurfing, smush

Words related to smugger

complacent, egotistical, pompous, self-righteous, self-satisfied, conceited, holier-than-thou, priggish, snobbish, stuck-up, stuffy, superior, vainglorious, egoistic, puffed-up, hotshot

British Dictionary definitions for smugger

smug
/ (smʌɡ) /

adjective smugger or smuggest

excessively self-satisfied or complacent
archaic trim or neat

Derived forms of smug

smugly, adverb smugness, noun

Word Origin for smug

C16: of Germanic origin; compare Low German smuck neat