jauntily
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ti, ˈdʒɑn- 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.
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jaunty (ˈdʒɔːntɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 'jauntily | |
| —adv | |
| 'jauntiness | |
| —n | |
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Jauntily
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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 | |
| 'jauntily | |
| —adv | |
| 'jauntiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
jaunty
1662, "elegant, stylish," from Fr. gentil "nice, pleasing," from O.Fr. gentil "noble" (see gentle). Form reflects attempt to render Fr. pronunciation of gentil. Meaning "easy and sprightly in manner" first attested 1672.
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Example sentences
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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