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jauntily

[jawn-tee, jahn-] Example Sentences

jaun·ty

[jawn-tee, jahn-]
adjective, jaun·ti·er, jaun·ti·est.
1.
easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step.
2.
smartly trim, as clothing: a jaunty hat.

Origin:
1655–65; earlier jentee, juntee < French gentil noble, gentle, genteel with ending taken as -y1

jaun·ti·ly, adverb
jaun·ti·ness, noun
un·jaun·ty, adjective
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Jauntily is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example Sentences
  • Its early developments are jauntily clever, and it has a well-developed screwball quality that keeps it buoyant.
  • However, he works jauntily and enthusiastically, and his car movie isn't the retread it might have been.
  • The next moment, she danced jauntily with her hands in her pockets.
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jaunty (ˈdʒɔːntɪ)
 
adj , -tier, -tiest
1.  sprightly, self-confident, and cheerful; brisk: a jaunty step
2.  smart; trim: a jaunty hat
 
[C17: from French gentil noble; see genteel]
 
'jauntily
 
adv
 
'jauntiness
 
n

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