smug

[ smuhg ]
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adjective,smug·ger, smug·gest.
  1. contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.

  2. trim; spruce; smooth; sleek.

Origin of smug

1
First recorded in 1545–55; perhaps from Middle Dutch smuc “neat, pretty, nice”

Other words from smug

  • smug·ly, adverb
  • smug·ness, noun
  • un·smug, adjective
  • un·smug·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for smug

smug

/ (smʌɡ) /


adjectivesmugger or smuggest
  1. excessively self-satisfied or complacent

  2. archaic trim or neat

Origin of smug

1
C16: of Germanic origin; compare Low German smuck neat

Derived forms of smug

  • smugly, adverb
  • smugness, noun

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