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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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