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smug - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'smug' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smug [ a.]
- Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
2 . Smug [ v. t.]
- To make smug, or spruce.

Meaning of 'smug' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smug [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
Example in sentence:
  • a smug glow of self-congratulation