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# complacently

adverb (complacently)

«complacently» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a pleased, too-satisfied way, as if nothing needs checking or improving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complacently/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a character who thinks all is well and does not worry; Smee and the Frog answer complacently when the danger is real

### Examples

- "That is all right," Smee said complacently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complacently/#x1)
- She sat complacently on her chair, sure she had won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complacently/#x2)
- He smiled complacently at his messy sums, without checking them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complacently/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «complacently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/complacently/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«complacently» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/complacently.html) on Mova free.