All 5 Uses of
complacent
in
Underworld by DeLillo
- This was the challenge he craved, the assault on his complacency
*complacency = satisfaction (often unworried to a fault)
- He had the canny self-assurance of an industry maverick, the outsider who tries to roil the works, japing every complacent rule of belief.†
- They drain their glasses and get up and sort of shake themselves out, shake off the complacent airs and humors of the tavern and rearouse themselves for whatever's out there, the edgy wind-spooked street.†
- His complacent and easy pace.†
- His complacency, his distractedness, his position at school, his sneaky-pete drinking.†
Definition:
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(complacent) contented (unworried and satisfied) -- often to a fault