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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
smug
smug [smug smugger smuggest] BrE [smʌɡ] NAmE [smʌɡ] adjective (disapproving) looking or feeling too pleased about sth you have done or achieved Syn: ↑complacent •a smug expression/smile/face, etc. •What are you looking so smug about? Derived Words: ↑smugly ▪ ↑smugness Word Origin: mid 16th cent. (originally in the sense ‘neat, spruce’): from Low German smuk ‘pretty’. Thesaurus: smug adj. (disapproving) •What are you looking so smug about? complacent • • self-satisfied • • self-righteous • • sanctimonious • smug/complacent/self-satisfied/self-righteous/sanctimonious about sth a smug/complacent/self-satisfied smile Example Bank: •Now don't get smug just because you've won a couple of games. •the incredibly smug expression on his face •He gave a smug little smile. •She was feeling smug after her win. •There was an air of smug satisfaction in Luke's voice.
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