smug

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle Low German smuk (“‘neat, trim, spruce, elegant, fair’”) < Middle High German gesmuc (“‘ornament’”) < smücken (“‘to ornament, adorn, orig. to dress’”), a secondary form of Middle High German smiegen (“‘to creep into, hence to put on (a garment)’”); see smock.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: smŭg, IPA: /smʌɡ/, SAMPA: /smVg/

  Rhymes: -ʌɡ

[edit] Adjective

smug (comparative smugger, superlative smuggest)

1. Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.

   Kate looked extremely smug this morning.

[edit] Synonyms

• self-satisfied

[edit] Derived terms

• smugly
• smugness

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• smug in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• smug in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: gmsu
• gums
• mugs