smugger
smugger is the comparative form of smug.
Meaning of smug
Adjective
smug (comparative smugger, superlative smuggest)
- Irritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
- Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
- Synonyms:
- complacent, gloaty, self-satisfied, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery
- Showing smugness; showing self-complacency, self-satisfaction.
- a smug look on her face
- Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
- They be so smug and smooth.1556, Raphe Robynson, More’s Utopia: The English Translation thereof
- Synonyms:
- affected, overrefined, effete, fey, recherché, hoity-toity, pansified, precious, pretentious, stagy
Words that rhyme with smugger
Questions about smugger
- What is smugger the comparative form of?
- Smugger is the comparative form of smug.
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