Complacently
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Complacently is an adverb meaning In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
Meaning
In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
Example Sentences
At work Mr. Burns spies Homer munching complacently on a donut and hisses that each donut Homer shoves into his fat face brings him one donut closer to the poisoned donut Mr. Burns has ordered thrown into the mix as a form of culinary Russian Roulette, only to learn from Smithers that the plant’s lawyers ultimately nixed the poisoned donut plan because “they consider it murder.”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include contentedly, contently, complaisantly, unworriedly, placidly, uncomplainingly.
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