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Smug vs Patronized - What's the difference?

smug | patronized |

As verbs the difference between smug and patronized

is that smug is (obsolete|transitive) to make smug, or spruce while patronized is (patronize).

As an adjective smug

is irritatingly pleased with oneself; self-satisfied.

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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    patronized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (patronize)

    • patronize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * patronise (Commonwealth)

    Verb

    (patroniz)
  • To make a patron.
  • To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly.
  • To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer.

    • Synonyms

    * (talk down to) condescend