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air·i·ly

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–adverb

1.	in a gay or breezy manner; jauntily.

2.	lightly; delicately.

[Origin: 1760–70; air(y) + -ily

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air·y Audio Help (âr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj. air·i·er, air·i·est

Of, relating to, or having the constitution of air.
High in the air; lofty.
Open to the air: airy chambers.
Performed in the air; aerial.
Immaterial; illusory: an airy apparition.
Speculative, impractical, or vacuous: airy theories about socioeconomic improvement.
Light or delicate: an airy dress.
Haughty or affected: dismissed us with an airy wave of the hand.
Light-hearted; merry: an airy mood.

air'i·ly adv., air'i·ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean so light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: airy curtains blowing at the window; a diaphanous veil; ethereal mist; the filmy wings of a moth; gauzy clouds in the sky; a gown of gossamer fabric; sheer silk stockings; transparent chiffon; vaporous shadows at dusk.

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airily
adverb
in a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children" [syn: flippantly]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈairily adverb

in a light-hearted manner
Example: She airily dismissed all objections.

Arabic:	بِابْتِهاج، بِخِفَّه
Chinese (Simplified):	活潑地
Chinese (Traditional):	活潑地
Czech:	lehkomyslně
Danish:	muntert: sorgløst
Dutch:	luchtig
Estonian:	muretult
Finnish:	kepeästi
French:	avec désinvolture
German:	leicht
Greek:	αδιάφορα
Hungarian:	könnyedén
Icelandic:	kæruleysislega
Indonesian:	dengan ringan
Italian:	con disinvoltura*

Japanese:	うきうきして
Korean:	가볍게, 명랑하게
Latvian:	viegli; bezrūpīgi
Lithuanian:	lengvai, nerūpestingai
Norwegian:	muntert, sorgløst
Polish:	beztrosko
Portuguese (Brazil):	com desenvoltura
Portuguese (Portugal):	levianamente
Romanian:	fără să-i pese, cu dezinvoltură
Russian:	легко
Slovak:	bezstarostne
Slovenian:	lahkomiselno
Spanish:	despreocupadamente, desenfadadamente
Swedish:	sorglöst, lättsinnigt
Turkish:	aldırmaz bir şekilde, hafife alarak