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complacently

[ kuhm-pley-suhnt-lee ]

adverb

  1. in a pleased or self-satisfied way, often without awareness of some potential danger or defect:

    We are all part of the system that perpetuates these injustices, and we must not stand complacently by.

  2. in a pleasant or compliant way:

    The frog in the pot, unaware of the threat, simply sits complacently until he boils.

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Other Words From

  • non·com·pla·cent·ly adverb
  • o·ver·com·pla·cent·ly adverb
  • un·com·pla·cent·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of complacently1

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