Both Uses
complacent
in
Of Mice and Men
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- Lennie, who had been following the conversation back and forth with his eyes, smiled complacently at the compliment.
p. 34.7 *complacently = with satisfaction
- "Some people got kinda coarse hair," she said complacently.†
p. 90.8complacently = with satisfaction or contentment (unworried and satisfied)
Definitions:
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(1)
(complacent) contented (unworried and satisfied) -- often to a fault
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)