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complacently

complacently adverb: in a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.

Adverb

complacently (comparative more complacently, superlative most complacently)

  1. In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
    • At work Mr. Burns spies Homer munching complacently on a donut and hisses that each donut Homer shoves into his fat face brings him one donut closer to the poisoned donut Mr. Burns has ordered thrown into the mix as a form of culinary Russian Roulette, only to learn from Smithers that the plant’s...2012 June 17, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Homer’s Triple Bypass” (season 4, episode 11; originally aired 12/17/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club

Forms of complacently

comparativemore complacently
superlativemost complacently

Origin of complacently

From complacent + -ly.

Questions about complacently

What does complacently mean?
Complacently means in a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
What part of speech is complacently?
Complacently is an adverb.

Words near complacently in the dictionary

  1. complacencies
  2. complacency
  3. complacent
  4. complacential
  5. complacentially
  6. complacently
  7. complacentry
  8. complain
  9. complain king
  10. complain kings
  11. complain queen

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