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Smugly

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Adverb

1. smugly

in a smug manner

Example Sentences:
'the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Smugly

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adjectiveWord forms: smugger or smuggest
1. 
excessively self-satisfied or complacent
2. archaic
trim or neat

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Smugly

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

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Smugly

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adj. smug·ger, smug·gest
Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent: a smug look; a smug critic.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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