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Definition of smugly in English: smuglyadverb ˈsmʌɡliˈsməɡli In a way that shows excessive satisfaction or pride in oneself. I smiled smugly to myself someone smugly points out an error Example sentencesExamples - Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes smugly proclaimed, "Three generations of imbeciles are enough."
- He somewhat smugly notes that 96 per cent of those polled believe in God or some other higher power.
- I swear he gets more smugly punchable with every appearance.
- When I told my friend about our good luck, she smugly told me it wasn't luck.
- Smugly he points out he is not the one in debt.
- Defenders of cognitive behaviour therapy are sitting smugly on a mountain of their own evidence.
- While I waited for him, slightly smugly, I found myself glancing once more at a notice board.
- We smugly headed for disaster, confident in our abilities and worry-free because nothing had ever gone wrong before.
- An email follows asking you to attend, smugly knowing that you have no conflicting commitments.
- Sooner, rather than later, library writers smugly mention their object-oriented approach.
Definition of smugly in US English: smuglyadverbˈsməɡlēˈsməɡli In a way that shows excessive satisfaction or pride in oneself. I smiled smugly to myself someone smugly points out an error Example sentencesExamples - When I told my friend about our good luck, she smugly told me it wasn't luck.
- While I waited for him, slightly smugly, I found myself glancing once more at a notice board.
- An email follows asking you to attend, smugly knowing that you have no conflicting commitments.
- I swear he gets more smugly punchable with every appearance.
- Sooner, rather than later, library writers smugly mention their object-oriented approach.
- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes smugly proclaimed, "Three generations of imbeciles are enough."
- Defenders of cognitive behaviour therapy are sitting smugly on a mountain of their own evidence.
- We smugly headed for disaster, confident in our abilities and worry-free because nothing had ever gone wrong before.
- Smugly he points out he is not the one in debt.
- He somewhat smugly notes that 96 per cent of those polled believe in God or some other higher power.
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