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smug

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"smirky"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /smʌɡ/Part of speech adjectiveSorted gmsuStarts with SEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Too pleased with oneself in an irritating way.

Word origin

Originally "spruce, neat," from Low German smuk (“pretty”), from Middle Low German smuk (“lithe, delicate, neat, trim”), although the g of the English word is not easily explained. The ultimate source should be Proto-West Germanic *smeugan (“to crawl, creep”).

Used in a sentence

  • Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
  • a smug look on her face
  • They be so smug and smooth.

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