contented to a fault; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity"
marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation"
disapproval If you describe someone as self-satisfied, you mean that they are too pleased with themselves about their achievements or their situation and they think that nothing better is possible. She handed the cigar back to Jason with a self-satisfied smile. = smug. too pleased with yourself and what you have done - used to show disapproval