smug
smug
adjective
/smʌɡ/
(disapproving)
​looking or feeling too pleased about something you have done or achieved
SYNONYM complacent
a smug expression/smile/face, etc.
What are you looking so smug about?
TOPICS Success C2
TOPICS Personal qualities C2
verbs
appearbefeel…
adverb
extremelyfairlyvery…
preposition
about
Word Origin
mid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘neat, spruce’): from Low German smuk ‘pretty’.