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Jauntily
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Briskly; airily; gaily. Also spelled
jantily
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adverb.
In a jaunty manner.
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adverb.
In an
airy
,
showy
, or
affected
manner.
adverb.
In a
dapper
or
stylish
manner.
adverb.
In an
ostentatiously
self-confident
manner.
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adverb.
in a jaunty fashionable manner
Word Usage
"His was the gait of the wolf, smooth, tireless and effortless, and at the end of fifty miles he would come in jauntily ahead of the horse."
Etymologically Related
jaunt
jaunty
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
rakishly
stylishly