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smugly

smugly adverb: in a self-satisfied manner.

Adverb

smugly (comparative more smugly, superlative most smugly)

  1. In a self-satisfied manner.
    • He was smirking smugly at us.

Forms of smugly

comparativemore smugly
superlativemost smugly

Origin of smugly

From smug + -ly.

Questions about smugly

What does smugly mean?
Smugly means in a self-satisfied manner.
What part of speech is smugly?
Smugly is an adverb.

Words near smugly in the dictionary

  1. smuggling
  2. smuggling past
  3. smuggling raisins
  4. smugglings
  5. Smugleaf
  6. smugly
  7. smugmug
  8. smugmugs
  9. smugness
  10. smugnesses
  11. smugnorant

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