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complacent

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10 lettersPronunciation /kəmˈpleɪsənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted accelmnoptStarts with CEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin complacēns (“very pleasing”), present participle of complacēre (“to please at the same time, be very pleasing”), from com- (“together”) + placēre (“to please”); see please and compare complaisant.

Used in a sentence

  • He grew complacent as the years rolled on and the money rolled in.
  • England will feel confident but not complacent against Ukraine, and the shock exit of France to Switzerland shows no-one can be taken lightly.
  • He tried to paint his audience as complacent, yelling that if they weren't mad as hell then they weren't paying enough attention.

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