Smug vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?
smug | contemptuous |
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
Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
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As adjectives the difference between smug and contemptuous
is that smug is irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.As a verb smug
is to make smug, or spruce.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
* *contemptuous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.