smugly
8
6.0
- adverb
- /smʌɡli/
- I looked at my mom and stated smugly, "Bet you want this jacket now, eh?"
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- The woman then says kind of smugly, I clearly won't ever fall for a narcissistic relationship again.
Examples
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She smiled smugly after winning the debate, feeling proud of her victory.
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"Nope," he said smugly, "but at least I cared enough to do the necessary research."
Fiction book (1991) -
I mean, I really think of myself quite smugly.
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"Any relationship he had himself," he said, smiling smugly, "was of course appropriate."
Fiction book (1999) -
How would he feel, she wondered smugly, when he found out?
Fiction book (1991) -
And you can sit here and smugly lecture me on the importance of tests?
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Four hours, eighteen minutes, he thought smugly, just two minutes shy of my estimate.
Fiction book (1997) -
Some physicists might now smugly say of course they were correct because it's just physics.
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You have your plans arranged so smugly, and they don't mean a thing.
Fiction book (2001) -
The next day, Dudek returned, and they smugly presented their handiwork.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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4.8
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
2
6.6
Behave in a proud, unfriendly way to show you feel better than others
1
7.0
In a way that shows you are too pleased with yourself and do not notice danger
1
7.7
In a proud, showy way to seem more important than others
1
8.5
In a way that shows too much pride and a need for attention
1
7.7
In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people
1
6.6
In a way that shows you feel better than others
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9.2
In a way that shows you feel better than other people
1
9.7
In a way that shows too much pride in yourself
1
7.9
In a way that shows pleasure when someone else fails or has trouble
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8.1
In a proud, showy way to get attention
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9.3
In a way that shows too much pride in what you have done or how you look
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9.9
Talking about things you did to show you are proud
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7.2
Acting as if you are better than other people
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9.9
To act in a very proud way that ignores other people
In a proud way that shows you think you are better than others
Behaving as if you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Self-Satisfied
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smugly comes from smug, which once meant 'neat' or 'well-dressed'. Imagine someone so tidy and proud they give a small, pleased smile; that's why smugly means acting in a 'self-satisfied' way.