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smug(2)(dictionary)
smug(3)(dictionary)
smug(4)(dictionary)
smug(5)(dictionary)
smug(dictionary)

discomposure (iou) and smug(4) (iou)


discomposure (iou)



discomposure noun. E17.
[from DISCOMPOSE after COMPOSURE.]
Disorder, confusion; disarrangement. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
Milton The Prelates..put all things into a foule discomposure.
Indisposition, ill Health. M17-M18.
Disturbance of mind or feelings; agitation, perturbation. M17.
Ld Macaulay A series of sermons was preached..by Popish divines, to the great discomposure of zealous churchmen.

smug(4) (iou)



smug verb1 trans. Infl. -gg-. L16.
[from the adjective Sense 2 perh. a different word: cf. SMUGGLE verb2.]
Smarten up (oneself, one's appearance, etc.), make neat or spruce. Usu. foll. by up. Now rare. L16.
verb intrans. Caress, fondle. dial. rare. E19.