Smugness

In a video that went viral over the weekend in the wake of UPenn President Liz Magill resigning for her position after her disastrous Congressional testimony, Dr. Phil said that university leaders exhibited a “sickening smugness” on Capitol Hill.

A rare moment of tranquility for Rita, whose self-satisfied smugness implies she’s having a pretty good day, for once.

Generally with a smugness often grounded in real apprehension of their talents that poisons their judgment.

He added, “This could all be misinterpreted as smugness, but I don’t intend it that way.

No sprawl or traffic congestion, housing is practically free and there’s not a hint of smugness.

The latter is also the most grating due to its smugness.

Therefore, it should not be considered as a day of wildness, smugness and narcissism.

Despite quite often voting for it, I have never much liked the Conservative party, what with its smugness and inertia.

More than a music book, it has become an instant classic of cultural history, with pertinent things to say about the kind of country we live in. It may have reawakened the old smugness in non-Queenslanders, but this would be misplaced.

The smugness and pomposity got worse: “A lot of people said that was a great presidential moment, which was, you know, rather shocking to hear,” Trump claimed.

The speech was delivered with a smugness that most of the labor people must have heard as confirmation of their worst fears about the true nature of environmentalists in suits.

As a student she became annoyed at the "smugness of religious people" and worshipped less often.