complacently

• Adverbe décrivant une manière d'agir avec un sentiment de satisfaction suffisante ou non critique, souvent sans prise de conscience des dangers ou défauts potentiels.

An adverb describing the manner of acting with smug or uncritical self-satisfaction, often without awareness of potential dangers or deficiencies.

1. Self-satisfied mannerC1formal

   In a way that shows smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.

   avec suffisance

   • He smiled complacently after winning the argument.
   • She sat back complacently, believing her work was perfect.
   • The manager complacently ignored the warning signs of failure.

   Synonymessmugly

   Antonymesdiscontentedlyhumblymodestly