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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SMIRK, v.i. smerch. To look affectedly soft or kind. [See Smerk.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure v
1: smile affectedly or derisively [syn: smirk, simper]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smearcian to smile; akin to Old English smerian to laugh Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to smile in an affected or smug manner ; simper transitive verb to say or express with a smirk • smirk noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. an affected, conceited, or silly smile. --v.intr. put on or wear a smirk. Derivatives: smirker n. smirkingly adv. smirky adj. smirkily adv. Etymology: OE sme(a)rcian

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Smirk Smirk, n. A forced or affected smile; a simper. The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered. --Sir W. Scott.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Smirk Smirk, a. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. ``So smirk, so smooth.'' --Spenser.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(smirks, smirking, smirked) If you smirk, you smile in an unpleasant way, often because you believe that you have gained an advantage over someone else or know something that they do not know. Two men looked at me, nudged each other and smirked... VERB: V

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Affected smile, soft look, smickering. II. v. n. Smile (affectedly), simper.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

A finical spruce fellow. To smirk; to smile, or look pleasantly.

Moby Thesaurus

beam, bridle, bright smile, broad grin, crack a smile, ear-to-ear grin, fleer, gleaming smile, glowing smile, grimace, grin, grinning, idiotic grin, leer, mince, mince it, prink, sardonic grin, scornful laugh, simper, smile, smile brightly, smiling, sneer, snicker, snigger, snort, stupid grin, toothful grin