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Definition of Complacent

Complacent
Complacent Com*pla"cent, a. [L. complacens very pleasing, p. pr. of complacere; com- + placere to please: cf. F. complaisant. See Please and cf. Complaisant.] Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile. They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to kings. --Burke.

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- ISBN 978-0-45149505-1, 0-45149505-5. Church of Cowards: A Wake-Up Call to Complacent Christians. Washington, DC: Regnery Gateway (2020). ISBN 978-1-62157920-5...
- original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2016. "Highland clubs got 'complacent' - Ross County chairman Roy McGregor". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2018. Archived...
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