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Meanings of smugness in inglés

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Usage of smugness in inglés
1
After his doubts a short while ago, Zeus felt the smugness return.
Book One: Apotheosis
2
The smugness with which David Cameron talked about the high-tech sharing economy?
The Guardian
3
The smugness is really found in people who have just started running.
News.com.au
4
No defensiveness or smugness in her tone, I noted, just the truth.
Dear John
5
All of that prompts a bout of smugness from China's Global Times.
Wired
6
I can tell by the intolerable air of smugness it suddenly generates.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
7
My recollection is of a place of mediocre aspiration, smugness and sanctimony.
The Irish Times
8
Go to London, E.C., and you will find the same, plus smugness.
At the Sign of the Eagle
9
She tried to keep any hint of smugness out of her voice.
Consequences
10
How do you prove the difference between maturity and timidity or smugness?
Victory
11
It wasn't a look of smugness, or even relief on their faces.
Radio NZ
12
Deep down she'd begun to grow tired of Molly's smugness and pushiness.
Hush: a novel
13
With arrogant smugness they write with blithe indifference as to their ignorance.
The Irish Times
14
I take a breath to ensure there's no smugness in my voice.
Geektastic
15
Couldn't you just smell the hubris in there, that mindless fucking smugness?
A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
16
New Rubik's puzzleWe shall solve it first, and then smugness will be ours.
The Irish Times
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United States of America
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