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smugness

noun

Etymology

From smug + -ness.

  1. derived from *smeugan✻ — “to crawl, creep”
  2. derived from smuk — “lithe, delicate, neat, trim”
  3. borrowed from smuk — “pretty”
  4. suffixed as smugness — “smug + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being smug.

  2. The result or product of being smug.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA