complacently

«complacently» in Mova's school dictionary: In a pleased, too-satisfied way, as if nothing needs… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (complacently)

meaning for a pupil

In a pleased, too-satisfied way, as if nothing needs checking or improving. tree →

sense 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 →
• She sat complacently on her chair, sure she had won. tree →
• He smiled complacently at his messy sums, without checking them. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «complacently» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.