verb
definition
To make smug, or spruce.
definition
To seize; to confiscate.
definition
To hush up.
adjective
definition
Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
example
Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
definition
Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
Examples of smug in a Sentence
He folded his hands over his chest and gave her a smug smile.
Fred leaned back, as smug as a raffle winner.
Sasha sat on top of the sarcophagus and looked around, smug in how safe he was sitting on top of the coffin.
Fred sorted his notes, a smug look on his face.
Victor's smug laugh stole Jackson's breath, So touching, these feelings you have for a werewolf.
This is a lesson of why to never get smug... .
The smug expression on her face would have been more irritating if her words hadn't revealed the fact that she didn't know the seriousness of the situation.
I got on with riding my bike, safe and smug in the knowledge that I 'd done my bit.
His smile was smug.
You'll also find that the people in here sport slightly smug 'look what we found ' looks on their faces.
Not wishing to appear smug, some of us were able to enjoy the last recital feeling less damp than others !
Just a few shades of gray would have helped make, for instance, Dance 's smug elitist snob even vaguely human !
Next time you 're reading a retrospective look at it with the opinion of smug superiority.
In 2005, he took on the role of smug, yet clueless, boss Michael Scott on The Office.
By the smug look on her face, Adrienne surmised it had to be from the Bartlesville hospital.
To make matters worse, she was so damned smug and unprofessional about it.
Here I am, well fed and smug as hell.
Shriver has smug liberal baby boomers in her crosshairs and Kevin is a chillingly good shot.
Even the most tenuous link to 1966 is pounced upon by smug commentators from every angle.
The smug complacency displayed in the recent Budget was therefore understandable up to a point.
I've always detested this band of smug mature students.
Perhaps they all realized what a smug git Campbell is.
Bryson highlights the lunacy of applying Latin grammar to a Germanic language and the smug, slimy pedants it has given us.
Christ, the smug yet hysterical ' pull yourself together ' tone really rankles.
But before we in Britain show any smug satisfaction at the US picture, it's worth looking at our own country.
Maybe the thought of such lame activity brings a smug smile to your face.
Difficult not to feel a wee bit smug really!
The old man beamed at him, looking insufferably smug.
We know the rather smug legend of Caine never being able to resist an offer or a check.
My problem now, is trying not to look too smug... .
I went to sleep feeling pretty smug, thinking I was some kind of Davy Crockett.
I'm not only proud of that, I'm quite smug about it!
It is, of course, too early to become smug about these commitments.
Not wishing to appear smug, some of us were able to enjoy the last recital feeling less damp than others!
Just a few shades of gray would have helped make, for instance, Dance's smug elitist snob even vaguely human!
Next time you're reading a retrospective look at it with the opinion of smug superiority.
But before we in Britain show any smug satisfaction at the US picture, it 's worth looking at our own country.
Difficult not to feel a wee bit smug really !
We look down on them with an air of smug self-satisfaction.
Fact is, I 'd probably have a smug grin on my face wherever I happened to drive it.
The smug superiority in their glances ca n't be bettered.
With a smug smile, Jack then placed the glass in the freezer.
My problem now, is trying not to look too smug....
I 'm not only proud of that, I 'm quite smug about it !
Feeling smug, having posted my blog, I raised the mug to my lips.
This is a lesson of why to never get smug....
His comments and actions regarding Holmes came across as cocky and smug.
Then, the mid-palate asserts itself with leather, chocolate, and smoky oak to show a smug self-satisfaction.
He came through the door, his hands behind him and a smug look on his face.
When Carmen's gaze returned to Dulce, the woman had a smug smile on her lips.