Complacently

Pronunciation

• Homophones: complaisantly

Origin

complacent + -ly

Full definition of complacently

Adverb

1. In a complacent manner; overly calm and contented; not troubled.
• 2012, June 17, Nathan Rabin, TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Homer’s Triple Bypass” (season 4, episode 11; originally aired 12/17/1992), At work Mr. Burns spies Homer munching complacently on a donut and hisses that each donut Homer shoves into his fat face brings him one donut closer to the poisoned donut Mr. Burns has ordered thrown into the mix as a form of culinary Russian Roulette, only to learn from Smithers that the plant’s lawyers ultimately nixed the poisoned donut plan because “they consider it murder.”