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Complacently

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Adverb

1. complacently

in a self-satisfied manner

Example Sentences:
'he complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Complacently

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adjective
1. 
pleased or satisfied, esp extremely self-satisfied
2.  an obsolete word for complaisant

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Complacently

see synonyms of complacently
adjective
1. 
satisfied; esp., self-satisfied, or smug
2. 
affable; complaisant

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Complacently

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adj.
1. Satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned with changing it, often to the point of smugness: "a geologic cautionary tale for a complacent world accustomed to reliable infusions of cheap energy" (Paul Roberts).
2. Eager to please; complaisant.

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