smug

[ smuhg ]

/ smʌg /

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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

smug·ly, adverb smug·ness, noun un·smug, adjective un·smug·ly, adverb

un·smug·ness, noun

Words nearby smug

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

Example sentences from the Web for smugness

The Jolie dress is an expression of the joy of family, not the smugness of a couple.

Angelina Jolie's Wedding Dress Was Crazy Brilliant |Tim Teeman |September 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Social media has kept me abreast of many plot twists and turns as firestorms of outrage and smugness come and go.

The ‘GOT’ Red Viper and Mountain Duel, and a History of Medieval Trial by Combat |Steven Isaac |June 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His headline captured his certainty, if not his smugness: “Of Course the Settlements are Illegal.”

Are Critics Of Israeli Occupation Getting Nervous? |David Suissa |March 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Iranian negotiating team meeting with its Western counterparts in Kazakhstan this week has earned the right to its smugness.

How AIPAC is Losing |David Frum |February 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Paul Theroux on how the whole affair reveals our smugness and hypocrisy.

Condemnation of Rush Limbaugh Shows Our Hypocrisy |Paul Theroux |March 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But Marthasa's smugness and arrogance had not deserted him once since the beginning of this leg of the trip.

Cubs of the Wolf |Raymond F. Jones
Nor did du Fresne's smugness help Lindsay's assurance a bit.

The Ambassador |Samuel Kimball Merwin
Smugness was easy in a world without dust or carrion smell or craters that had been factories.

Victory |Lester del Rey
It was not a smile of smugness or conceit, but rather of honest satisfaction.

Treachery in Outer Space |Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman
"Our regular price," and you catch a sneer beneath the smugness of the Voice.

Roast Beef, Medium |Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for smugness

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

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smug

adjective, smug·ger, smug·gest.

Origin of smug

OTHER WORDS FROM smug

Words nearby smug

Example sentences from the Web for smugness

British Dictionary definitions for smugness

adjective smugger or smuggest

Derived forms of smug

Word Origin for smug

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

smug

adjective, smug·ger, smug·gest.

Origin of smug

OTHER WORDS FROM smug

Words nearby smug

Words related to smugness

Example sentences from the Web for smugness

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adjective smugger or smuggest

Derived forms of smug

Word Origin for smug

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