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complacent definition
com·pla·cent (kəm plā′sənt)
adjective
- satisfied; esp., self-satisfied, or smug
- affable; complaisant
Etymology: L complacens, prp. of complacere, to be very pleasing < com-, intens. + placere, to please
Related Forms:
- complacently com·pla′·cently adverb
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