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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Smirk  \Smirk\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Smirked};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Smirking}.]  [OE.  smirken,  ASS.  smercian  smearcian  cf  MHG. 
  smieren  smielen  to  smile.  See  {Smile},  v.  i.] 
  To  smile  in  an  affected  or  conceited  manner;  to  smile  with 
  affected  complaisance;  to  simper. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Smirk  \Smirk\,  n. 
  A  forced  or  affected  smile;  a  simper. 
 
  The  bride,  all  smirk  and  blush,  had  just  entered.  --Sir 
  W.  Scott. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Smirk  \Smirk\,  a. 
  Nice,;  smart;  spruce;  affected;  simpering.  ``So  smirk,  so 
  smooth.''  --Spenser. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  smirk 
  n  :  a  smile  expressing  smugness  or  scorn  instead  of  pleasure 
  v  :  smile  affectedly  or  derisively  [syn:  {simper}] 




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