Both Uses of
complacent
in
And The Mountains Echoed
- When she smokes, Masooma's face slackens. Her lids droop. Her head tilts unsteadily to the side and her voice takes on a sluggish, distant quality. A whisper of a smile forms on the corners of her mouth, whimsical, indolent, complacent rather than content.
Chpt 3 *complacent = contented to a fault
- Nearby, an old woman in a bathrobe complacently slid around the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.†
Chpt 9complacently = with satisfaction or contentment (unworried and satisfied)
Definition:
contented (unworried and satisfied) -- often to a fault