self-satisfied
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self-satisfied
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Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English satisfied
English self-satisfied
From self- + satisfied.
adjective more self-satisfied · most self-satisfied
- Satisfied with oneself, especially over-satisfied; smug; slightly arrogant. He stood back and looked at his project with a self-satisfied expression.
