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   complacent

   /kəmˈpleɪsnt/

   adjective

   • 1. showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: "you can't afford to be complacent about security"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘pleasant’): from Latin complacent- ‘pleasing’, from the verb complacere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complacently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 18

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