Smug vs. Smirk

Smugadjective

Irritatingly pleased with oneself, offensively self-complacent. self-satisfied.

Smugadjective

(obsolete) Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.

Smugverb

To make smug, or spruce.

Smugverb

To seize; to confiscate.

Smugverb

To hush up.

Smugadjective

Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce; affectedly precise; smooth and prim.

Smugverb

To make smug, or spruce.

Smugadjective

marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction;

Smugadjective

having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements

Smirknoun

an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful

Smirknoun

a forced or affected smile; a simper

Smirkverb

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

Smirkadjective

(obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering

Smirkverb

To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.

Smirknoun

A forced or affected smile; a simper.

Smirkadjective

Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

Smirknoun

a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

Smirkverb

smile affectedly or derisively

Smirkverb

smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way

Smirknoun

a smug, conceited, or silly smile

Smirk

A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals.A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile, as in Mr Bennet's description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel Pride and Prejudice.