jauntily
1Jauntily — Jaun ti*ly, adv. In a jaunty manner. [1913 Webster] …
2jauntily — jaunty ► ADJECTIVE (jauntier, jauntiest) ▪ having a lively and self confident manner. DERIVATIVES jauntily adverb jauntiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «well bred, genteel»: from French gentil well born …
3jauntily — adverb in a jaunty fashionable manner his hat sat jauntily on his full brown hair • Derived from adjective: ↑jaunty …
4jauntily — adverb see jaunty …
5jauntily — See jaunty. * * * …
6jauntily — adverb /ˈdʒɔːn.tɪ.li,ˈdʒɑn.tɪ.li,ˈdʒɔn.tɪ.li/ a) In an airy, showy, or affected manner. b) In a dapper or stylish manner. Syn: rakishly, stylishly …
7jauntily — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. buoyantly, gaily, briskly; see briskly , cheerfully , happily 2 …
8jauntily — adv. in a lively manner, merrily; in a stylish manner …
9jauntily — jaun·ti·ly …
10jaunty — jauntily, adv. jauntiness, n. /jawn tee, jahn /, adj., jauntier, jauntiest. 1. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing: to walk with a jaunty step. 2. smartly trim, as clothing: a jaunty hat. [1655 65; earlier jentee, juntee < F gentil noble,… …