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smug
[ smuhg ]
/ smÊg /
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adjective, smug·ger, smug·gest.
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
trim; spruce; smooth; sleek.
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Origin of smug
1545â55; perhaps <Middle Dutch smuc neat, pretty, nice
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smug
/ (smÊÉĄ) /
adjective smugger or smuggest
excessively self-satisfied or complacent
archaic trim or neat
Derived forms of smug
smugly, adverbsmugness, nounWord Origin for smug
C16: of Germanic origin; compare Low German smuck neat
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