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smug

/smʌɡ/
verb

  1. To make smug, or spruce.

  2. To seize; to confiscate.

  3. To hush up.

adjective

  1. Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.

    "Kate looked extremely smug this morning."

  2. Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.

Synonymscomplacent, gloaty, self-satisfied

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