Smirk

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  • intransitive verb. To smile in an annoying self-satisfied manner.
  • noun. An annoying self-satisfied smile.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To smile affectedly or wantonly; look affectedly soft or kind.
  • Synonyms Simper, Smirk. See simper.
  • noun. An affected smile; a soft look.
  • Smart; spruce.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
  • adjective. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.
  • noun. A forced or affected smile; a simper.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful.
  • verb. To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.
  • adjective. smart; spruce; affected; simpering
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. smile affectedly or derisively
  • noun. a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
    • Word Usage
    "BTW Sam ... a 'smirk' is certainly in the eye of the beholder ... you obviously have a jaundiced eye!"
    Form
    smirked  smirker  smirkily  smirking  smirkingly  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grin  grinning  smile  smiling  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berk  Burk  Burke  Dirk  Kirk  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    banter  chuckle  condescension  glint  grimace  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affected  beam  bridle  bright smile  broad grin  
    verb-form
    smirked  smirking  smirks  
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