Both Uses of
complacent
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- Gabriel uttered "a little" in a tone to show her that it was the complacent form of "a great deal."†
Chpt 4-6 *
- "Yes," continued Joseph Poorgrass—his shyness, which was so painful as a defect, filling him with a mild complacency now that it was regarded as an interesting study.†
Chpt 7-9
Definition:
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(complacent) contented (unworried and satisfied) -- often to a fault