Smug vs Condescending - What's the difference?
smug | condescending |
Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
(obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
* Robynson (More's Utopia)
* De Quincey
* Beaumont and Fletcher
(obsolete) To make smug, or spruce.
* Dryton
Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
As adjectives the difference between smug and condescending
is that smug is irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied while condescending is assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.As verbs the difference between smug and condescending
is that smug is to make smug, or spruce while condescending is present participle of lang=en.smug
English
Adjective
(smugger)- Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
- They be so smug and smooth.
- the smug and scanty draperies of his style
- A young, smug , handsome holiness has no fellow.
Synonyms
* self-satisfied * complacentDerived terms
* smugly * smugnessVerb
(smugg)- Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.
External links
* *Anagrams
* *condescending
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Quit talking to me in that condescending tone! You always treat me like a child – ugh!