self-complacent

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What does self-complacent mean?

Complacently self-satisfied

Where does self-complacent come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English complacent English self-complacent From self- + complacent.

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