complacently,adv.|kəmˈpleɪsəntlɪ|[f.complacent + -ly².]In a complacent manner; with pleasure or satisfaction: esp.with self-satisfaction.1816J. ScottVis. Paris 49He pointed to his treasures with silent looks that rested complacently on them.1862RuskinMunera P. (1880) 48We may..call ourselves, complacently, a rich country.1868E. EdwardsRaleigh I. ix. 131A bishop, and unlikely to look complacently on plots for the alienation of episcopal manors.