smugness

Variant of smug

smug definition

smug (smug)

adjective smugger smug′·ger, smuggest smug′·gest

  1. Archaic neat, spruce, trim, etc.
  2. narrowly contented with one's own accomplishments, beliefs, morality, etc.; self-satisfied to an annoying degree; complacent

Etymology: prob. < LowG smuk, trim, neat, akin to Ger schmuck, neat: for IE base see smock

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