self-complacent

[ self-kuhm-pley-suhnt, self- ]

adjective
  1. pleased with oneself; self-satisfied; smug.

Origin of self-complacent

1
First recorded in 1755–65

Other words from self-complacent

  • self-com·pla·cence, self-com·pla·cen·cy, noun
  • self-com·pla·cent·ly, adverb

Words Nearby self-complacent

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How to use self-complacent in a sentence

  • How he distrusted and feared this smug, self-complacent young man!

    The Calico Cat | Charles Miner Thompson
  • Thus it came to pass that many of these had entered the kingdom, while the self-complacent Pharisee still remained without.

  • We are not so self-complacent as to rest satisfied with our improvement either as regards our minds or our circumstances.

  • Even my uncle was momentarily embarrassed, I think, by that invincibly self-complacent expression.

    Tono Bungay | H. G. Wells
  • That young Polynesian chief had in him the secret to regenerate a world which has only a self-complacent smile for his faith.

    Impressions And Comments | Havelock Ellis