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Antonyms for smuglysmug·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. smuglyadverb

    in a smug manner

    "the bureaucrats explained smugly that the facts provided by their own experts show no cause for concern"

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  1. Newt Gingrich:

    Trump is putting together a very unique coalition that's rattled a lot of people who have made a living out of trying to win within a Republican structure which is now increasingly obsolete, a lot of people smugly said when we get down to reality, he is not going to be the nominee because in the end people aren't going to vote for him. Well, guess what — he's almost certainly going to be the nominee.

  2. Perry Brass:

    The lowest form of barbarism is smugly to berate someone for extending an act of kindness.

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