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self-satisfied
[ self-sat-is-fahyd, self- ]
self-satisfied
adjective
- having or showing a complacent satisfaction with oneself, one's own actions, behaviour, etc
Derived Forms
- ˌself-ˌsatisˈfaction, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-satisfied1
Example Sentences
She said its "viscerally, uncomfortably familiar take on entitled masculinity" is "delivered with a self-satisfied smile, as a gossamer cover to the violent rage below".
The Republican Party, therefore, has been very good at winning the argument while the Democrats remain smug and self-satisfied that they have “the facts” on their side.
I see an accomplished power player in midlife at the peak of a highly successful TV writing career, self-satisfied and oozing with agency.
And yes, it's hard not to look at these self-satisfied moral monsters without feeling despair.
I glanced at the man sitting across the carpet from Samir—an elder from the East, with a mustache as thin as a razor and the self-satisfied look of an educated man.
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