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jauntily
[
jawn
-tee
,
jahn
-
]
Example Sentences
jaun·ty
/
ˈdʒɔn
ti
,
ˈdʒɑn-
/
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[
jawn
-tee
,
jahn
-
]
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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
-y
1
Related forms
jaun·ti·ly,
adverb
jaun·ti·ness,
noun
un·jaun·ty,
adjective
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. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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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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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.
Highbrow collectors once hung art from bookcases suspended
jauntily
with big thick ribbons and wire.
He is rarely without his flat-top fedora perched
jauntily
on his head.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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