self-complacently
- a word derived from self-complacent.
Example Sentences
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The Professor smiled self-complacently, but said not a word.
From Hyperion by Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Their quarrel had already passed the bounds of decency, and the Master had begun to frown, when Peter looked up by chance on Judas, and laughed self-complacently: John, too, looked at Judas, and also smiled.
From The Crushed Flower and Other Stories by Bernstein, Herman
"Yes, rather a lucky shot," returned the other, self-complacently.
From Gaut Gurley by Thompson, D. P.
This ritual the worthy explorers self-complacently describe as "blood-thirsty."
From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock
Copies were liberally supplied to the press, and authors and publishers self-complacently awaited the result.
From The Bell-Ringer of Angel's by Harte, Bret
