annoyingly smug
Frequency: 5.51.8 per million words
Used to describe someone showing excessive pride in an irritating way.
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Examples (20)
- He sat there with an annoyingly smug smile after he won the debate.
- His annoyingly smug grin after winning the game infuriated everyone.
- She had an annoyingly smug look on her face when she proved me wrong.
- She always has that annoyingly smug look when she knows something you don't.
- I can't stand his annoyingly smug attitude; he thinks he knows everything.
- The politician's annoyingly smug dismissal of the public's concerns drew heavy criticism.
- The new manager is annoyingly smug about his past accomplishments.
- I find his constant boasting about his achievements to be annoyingly smug.
- 'I told you so,' he said with an annoyingly smug tone.
- Don't be so annoyingly smug just because you finished your work early.
- After solving the puzzle first, my brother became annoyingly smug for the rest of the day.
- Her annoyingly smug attitude made it difficult for her colleagues to work with her.
- Her blog post was written in an annoyingly smug style that put many readers off.
- The commentator's annoyingly smug predictions often turned out to be wrong.
- Why do you always have to be so annoyingly smug whenever you're right?
- He walked away with an annoyingly smug air, believing he had outsmarted everyone.
- The critic's review of the film was annoyingly smug and dismissive.
- Despite her talent, her annoyingly smug demeanor alienated many potential collaborators.
- He'll probably give us that annoyingly smug little wave when he drives past in his new sports car.
- It's hard to tolerate someone who is so annoyingly smug about their intelligence.