HyperDic: smugly

English > 1 sense of the word smugly:
ADVERBallsmuglyin a smug manner
smugly > pronunciation
Soundssmah'gliy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > smugly: 1 sense > adverb 1
MeaningIn a smug manner.
Example"the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"
Adjectivessmugmarked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction

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