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smugly

/ smugly /

adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1

in a smug manner

"the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"

Pertains to:

smug self-satisfied

Semantic Complexity

13%

Sense Count

1

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

0

Times Searched

3

Relationship Distribution