complacentlyadv.
/kəmˈpleɪsəntli/ In a complacent manner; with pleasure or satisfaction: esp. with self-satisfaction.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > contentment or satisfaction > self-satisfaction > [adverb]
self-complacently1772
complacently1815
self-contentedly1840
self-satisfiedly1842
comfortably1872
smugly1892
the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > complacency > [adverb]
self-complacently1772
complacently1815
self-contentedly1840
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris iv. 63 He pointed to his treasures with silent looks that rested complacently on them.
1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 48 We may..call ourselves, complacently, a rich country.
1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. ix. 131 A bishop, and unlikely to look complacently on plots for the alienation of episcopal manors.
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