Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a self-satisfied manner.

    He was smirking smugly at us.

    in a smug manner

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom smiled smugly.

    ruТом самодовольно улыбнулся.

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  2. Ziri simply looked at Rima smugly.

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  3. James was staring at Amanda smugly.

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  4. The teacher smiled smugly and sent Donald to the principal's office.

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  5. Jonathan Chait was a cheerleader for the War in Iraq, and he continues to be smugly wrong about everything.

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Forms

more smugly, most smugly
Comparativemore smugly Lesson
Superlativemost smugly

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsmug

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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