simpering

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Affected, smug, and supercilious.
2. verb present participle and gerund of simper
3. noun The act of one who simpers.

Similar words

smirk unctuous smarmy smirky sycophantic cavalier smuggish affectioned cute affected

Often followed by

and smile at in little fool idiot miss young

Word family

simperingly