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Smug vs Inquisitive - What's the difference?

smug | inquisitive |

As adjectives the difference between smug and inquisitive

is that smug is irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied while inquisitive is eager to acquire knowledge.

As a verb smug

is to make smug, or spruce.

smug

English

Adjective

(smugger)
  • Irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.
    • Kate looked extremely smug this morning.
  • (obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.
  • * Robynson (More's Utopia)
    • They be so smug and smooth.
  • * De Quincey
    • the smug and scanty draperies of his style
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • A young, smug , handsome holiness has no fellow.

    Synonyms

    * self-satisfied * complacent

    Derived terms

    * smugly * smugness

    Verb

    (smugg)
  • (obsolete) To make smug, or spruce.
  • * Dryton
    • Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.
    (Webster 1913)

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    inquisitive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Eager to acquire knowledge.
  • * I. Watts
    • A young, inquisitive , and sprightly genius.
  • Too curious; overly interested; nosy.
  • * Broome
    • A wise man is not inquisitive about things impertinent.
  • * Episode 16
    • Everybody gets their own ration of luck, they say. Now you mention it' his face was familiar to me. But, leaving that for the moment, how much did you part with, he queried, if I am not too ' inquisitive ?

    Derived terms

    * inquisitively * inquisitiveness