smug |sm_g|
adjective ( smugger, smuggest)
having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements : he was feeling smug after his win.
DERIVATIVES
smugly adverb
smugness noun
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.(originally in the sense [neat, spruce] ): from Low German smuk ‘pretty.’
I still haven’t forgiven him for attempting to ruin an excellent book …… and there are others [...]
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