Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for smug

smug

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I chose the sun-loving couple for the image, not because they look smug but because they look happy.

Read more on MarketWatch

Broad knew he was going to cop it, not least when the Brisbane Courier Mail refused to print his name and ran a headline calling him a 'smug Pommie cheat'.

Read more on BBC

“The Front Runner” depicts Prefontaine as smug but sensitive, and it keeps a narrow focus on his immediate sports circle.

Partridge is as likely, according to Coogan, "to mock the xenophobic little England mentality of the Daily Mail" as he is "the smug, self-righteousness of the Guardian, at its worst."

Read more on BBC

Less smug but still rather inscrutable, he sips on tea and evades answering Arisu’s question directly, instead turning the tables.

Read more on Salon

Advertisement

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement