■ verb smile in an irritatingly smug or silly way.
■ noun a smug or silly smile.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ily adverb
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
OE sme(a)rcian , from a base shared by smile .
■ verb smile in an irritatingly smug or silly way.
■ noun a smug or silly smile.
Derivatives
~er noun
~ily adverb
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
~y adjective
Origin
OE sme(a)rcian , from a base shared by smile .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004