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Meanings of smug in английском

Contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions.

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Australian born artist based in Glasgow.

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Examples for "complacent"
Examples for "complacent"
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The market in short is complacent, with a good bit of cynicism.
Reuters
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That's a good sign but we're certainly not going to be complacent.
Radio NZ
3
The government is worried New Zealanders are becoming complacent about the virus.
Radio NZ
4
Police Assistant Commissioner Richard Chambers says it's important people don't get complacent.
Radio NZ
5
Unfortunately, it is easy to become complacent by measuring the wrong things.
Forbes
1
He left to catch the train to Carpledon in a self-satisfied mind.
The Cathedral: A Novel
2
He arrived at Maisons in the most cheerful, self-satisfied frame of mind.
Samuel Brohl and Company
3
Solonet remained therefore in a self-satisfied condition of hope and becoming respect.
The Marriage Contract
4
And he smiled in a sly self-satisfied way at his pious pun.
Pieces of Eight / Being the Authentic Narrative of a Treasure Di...
5
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest send-up is funny if a bit too self-satisfied.
The Irish Times
Usage of smug in английском
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If Stockholm's residents seem particularly smug these days, it's for good reason.
The Irish Times
2
The smug animal is falling in love with her in his way.
Emily Fox-Seton / Being "The Making of a Marchioness" and "The M...
3
Their best hope was to keep the ancient enemy smug and complacent.
Phantoms
4
And if you're from anywhere else in Europe, don't be too smug.
BBC
5
There were no words to express his disgust at her smug superiority.
Battlestar Galactica
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I was feeling quite smug about the spell I'd cast on her.
A taste of magic
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He was very serious and, as she considered it, also very smug.
My darling caroline
8
There is an undeniably smug feeling, whizzing around town on electric power.
The Irish Times
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It's probably not his fault he comes across as a bit smug.
The Irish Times
10
I know that deep in there he probably feels smug and safe.
Within arm's reach
11
They don't have mayonnaise, so I felt quite smug about that one.
The Guardian
12
Think hybrids are just for smug eco-conscious commuters creeping through rush-hour traffic?
Wired
13
How smug Abel must have been, but we mustn't blame the victim.
Black Deutschland
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He was entirely too smug when he watched me fight the O'Flahertys.
The irish devil
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Well he can look smug all he likes; Agnes is staying here!
The crimson petal and the white
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In the flesh, though, there's really not much evidence of smug superiority.
The Guardian
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Smug through the time
Smug across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common