smug
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When I say good, I don’t mean smug or perfect.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Volker Beck, president of the German-Israeli Society, labelled Steinmeier's comments on the war "grossly inappropriate" and said they displayed a "smug know-it-all attitude".
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Ask anyone else in Raub about Hainan's quest, and your question will be swatted away with a smug comeback: they are still no match for Malaysian durians.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
Michael, a long-haired Vietnam-era peacenik as the informed and occasionally smug voice of logic, earned that brand from Archie simply by being.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025
Mr. Dimblewit held his hands up, the smug smile spreading on his putty-like face as he tried to calm the audience down.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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