smug

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smug / sməg/ • adj. (smug·ger, smug·gest) having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements: he was feeling smug after his win.DERIVATIVES: smug·ly adv.smug·ness n.ORIGIN: mid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘neat, spruce’): from Low German smuk ‘pretty.’

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