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smugly

[ smuhg-lee ]
/ ˈsmʌg li /
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adverb
in a way that is contentedly confident of one’s ability, superiority, or correctness; in a self-satisfied or complacent way: I think I'm just as good as lots of those people who are sitting so smugly in judgment over me.
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