Of male persons: Trim, neat, spruce, smart; in later use, having a self-satisfied, conceited, or consciously respectable air.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [adjective] (18) smug1551 Of male persons: Trim, neat, spruce, smart; in later use, having a self-satisfied, conceited, or consciously respectable air. fat1598 Displaying the characteristics of a fat animal; slow-witted, indolent, self-complacent. self-contented1631 Content with oneself and one's life; characterized by such contentment; self-satisfied. self-pleased1633 Pleased with oneself, esp. in a smug or uncritical way; characterized by such an attitude; self-satisfied. self-satisfied1653 Satisfied with oneself or one's achievements, esp. excessively or offensively; smug, complacent. Also of a smile, mood, etc.: characterized by… self-contenta1656 Content with oneself and one's life; self-satisfied; self-contented. self-complacent1736 Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; self-satisfied; complacent. self-gratulating1755 Characterized by self-gratulation; self-congratulatory. complacent1767 spec. Feeling or showing pleasure or satisfaction, esp. in one's own condition or doings; self-satisfied. well1773 In predicative use. Pleased or satisfied with (oneself). See also to be well to do with oneself at well-to-do, adj. n.phrases. Now rare. self-congratulatory1798 Characterized by self-congratulation. comfortable1856 Expressing or characterized by comfort; easy and tranquil; undisturbed; also colloquial of persons, suggestive of complacency, placidly… paddy1865 Resembling a pad; soft, plump, cushiony. Also in extended use: mild, gentle, good-natured. Podsnappian1866 Of, relating to, or characteristic of Dickens's Mr Podsnap; complacent, self-satisfied, blinkered. cosy1927 Warmly intimate or friendly; sentimental; frequently in pejorative sense: complacent, smug, unadventurous, parochial; = comfortable, adj. 10b. Subcategories:— self-satisfying (3) |
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