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. — Wezel

  2. Ziri simply looked at Rima smugly.

  3. James was staring at Amanda smugly.

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

  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

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